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American Problem: Thousands of handgun-related deaths a year, killing far more people than any 9/11-style attack. Glaring gun-show loop-holes helping to put weapons in the hands of criminals. Lapse of the popular assault-weapons ban. Republican... See more

American Problem: Thousands of handgun-related deaths a year, killing far more people than any 9/11-style attack. Glaring gun-show loop-holes helping to put weapons in the hands of criminals. Lapse of the popular assault-weapons ban. Republican Solution: Pass laws to protect the gun industry from lawsuits. American Problem: Aggressive marketing by credit-card issuers and other lenders to push credit on any- and everyone, with all the ethics of a schoolyard crack dealer. Excessive consumer debt amid huge creditor profits. Republican Solution: Help out the creditors by making bankruptcy even harder, pushing more burden onto consumers while increasing credit-issuers' already huge profits. American Problem: Over-reliance on middle-east oil, scarce prospects for new oil sources, high consumption of destructive fossil fuels, lack of sufficient investment in alternative energy, all against a backdrop of record-high profits for the oil industry and soaring fuel prices. Republican Solution:... See less

Highlights: Democratic Politics and Ethical Investing

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According to a recent report, Firestone employee worker contracts in Liberia are so demanding that, by a Firestone/Bridgestone executive's own admission, it would take the average worker almost 22 hours a day to complete the minimum contractual... See more

According to a recent report, Firestone employee worker contracts in Liberia are so demanding that, by a Firestone/Bridgestone executive's own admission, it would take the average worker almost 22 hours a day to complete the minimum contractual requirement if working alone. So of course, these impoverished workers do the only thing they can do: bring their whole families to work. Result? Child labor is being used to harvest the rubber sap used to make your tires. Firestone claims it prohibits child labor and will fire anyone using their families to help them fill their quotas, but Firestone/Bridgestone doesn't give any indications as to how a single worker is supposed to complete 22 hours of work a day seven days a week. See less