Report: N. Korean Women Being Sold Into Chinese Slavery

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Bert Cattivera reports on the troubling state of North Korean escapees who are being sold into slavery in China.

Video: The World Is Full

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In ecological terms, Paul Gilding says that we are spending 150% of what we make. That’s not a responsible way to run one household’s expenses. When the household is the whole world, the questions of how we use resources are more than personal.

When I Was Your Age

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Edward Yau grew up comfortable in Westchester County, on stories of his parents’ struggles in Panama and rural China.

Cup Check: Woman Crushes Man’s Testicles Resulting in Death

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Jamie Reidy comments on a woman’s killing a man by crushing his balls with her hand.

Why I Don’t Care If The President Has an Affair …With an Emu …In Rubber Pants.

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Mark Greene has had it with all the self-righteous indignation over rich and famous people having affairs.

Is China Framing Gu Kailai For The Murder of Neil Heywood?

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Bert Cattivera has a theory about the death of Neil Heywood and the persecution of Gu Kailai by the Chinese government.

Would You Sell Your Kidney For An iPad?

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A Chinese teen sold one of his kidneys in order to buy an iPad. Joanna Schroeder wonders what metaphorical organs we’ve all been selling to keep up with our consumerist culture.

The Agony and Ecstasy of Mike Daisey

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Mark Radcliffe believes there is still an important message behind Mike Daisey’s now-disgraced theatrical performance.

McDonald’s in China: Can I Get Fried Rice with That?

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Jamie Reidy recalls the surprising circumstances in which he enjoyed the ultimate Big Mac.

Did Tweeting Break News of Kim Jong Un’s Death?

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Kim Jong Un was reported dead earlier today by China’s Twitter. Is the average Joe (Jane, or Ji) able to handle the job of trained journalists, without the oversight?

Do consumers have a responsibility to know where products come from even if it’s something really cool like an iPhone 5?

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Petitions demanding ethical work conditions headed to Apple stores

Preventative Versus Punitive Parenting

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Chinese dad made his 4-year-old son exercise in the snow while dressed only in undies — to make the child man up

How Should Men Respond to “A Women’s Crusade”?

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Does our gender discussion need to be modified when we talk about the developing world?

The Bachelor, Feminism and China

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Tom Matlack seeks to understand the conundrum of how we talk about what we talk about.

Guestpost#73: Josh McNorton – Ten things I’ve learned from traveling in China for a month

Note: Josh McNorton is a musician, writer, and all-around good guy. This is his website: www.joshmcnorton.com Every year for the past three I’ve embarked on a solo adventure in a foreign land. With encouragement from some Canadian friends living in Beijing and Shanghai, plus a very inexpensive plane ticket, I chose China this year. These are [...]

A Good Man From the Past: Betrayer or Betrayed?

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In 1953, Corporal Edward Dickenson returned from a North Korean POW camp a hero. Only months later, he was serving a 10-year sentence for collaborating with the enemy.