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Where Sweatshops Are Dreams

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece this week that turns the conventional wisdom about sweatshops on its head. Kristof sympathizes with those who do not like sweatshops and...

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China's Tea Boom and Bust

Tea has been one of China's main cash crops for the last decade. About 23,000 tons of Pu'er tea was produced in 2007. With the advantages of being a cholesterol reducer and its overall beneficial...

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Sharing Survival Strategies

Tina in Philly makes her own laundry detergent and cuts washcloths out of old towels. Lisa in New York pays for everything in cash and leaves her card at home so she isn't tempted to use it if she...

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Farmers Watch Crop Prices Plunge

The U.S. farming industry has taken quite a hit recently. Just a year ago, prices were reaching record-breaking highs. But the food-price boom has been followed by a bust, and for many farmers it's...

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Tajik Women 'Left Behind'

More than half of Tajikistan's labor force works abroad, which gives them the highest remittance-rate in the world. Men will often leave their wives and children for years at a time. These "left...

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