Tag: fair trade
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Shopping for justice: The trouble with good intentions
Christian Century: Shopping for justice: The trouble with good intentions Julie Clawson needed a new bra. Most of the time Clawson, a Chicago-area pastor, would have just gone to the store, plunked down some cash and headed home with a new bra. But she had been reading about globalization, and her conscience made her wonder…
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Fair Trade or Free Trade (Online Debate)
Council on Foreign Relations: Fair Trade or Free Trade U.S. voters worry over whether globalization and free trade are a good deal. Most U.S. presidential candidates say they support free trade, though some candidates argue for caveats such as labor and environmental standards when making new trade deals. And a few candidates have called for…
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Does Fair Trade Help the Poor
Acton Commentary: Does Fair Trade Help the Poor Michael Miller Fair trade coffee is touted as a way to help the poor provide the necessities of life for their families. It is billed as a win-win for anybody with heart — for only a slight premium on our coffee we get to help poor farmers…
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What is Fair Trade
Last Thursday night, I visited Village Presbyterian Church to hear my former grad school professor, Tony Campolo, speak about “What is social justice?” He was in great form, as usual. During the conversation, he briefly touched on the issue of fair trade. I didn’t take detailed notes, but his observations went something like this: “People…
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For Global Progress, Focus on Fair Trade
For Global Progress, Focus on Fair Trade, Christian Science Monitor I thought this was an interesting article on "Fair Trade" by a Chile presidential candidate. I admit I am often suspicious of the "Fair Trade" moniker as a smoke screen for other agendas, but if I read Bachelet correctly, I support the article's conclusions. Specifically,…