Bert Cattivera reports on the troubling state of North Korean escapees who are being sold into slavery in China.
Video: The World Is Full
May 8, 2012 By 4 Comments
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
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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
April 28, 2012 By 66 Comments
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.
April 27, 2012 By 7 Comments
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?
April 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
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?
April 7, 2012 By 2 Comments
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
March 19, 2012 By 7 Comments
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?
March 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Jamie Reidy recalls the surprising circumstances in which he enjoyed the ultimate Big Mac.
Did Tweeting Break News of Kim Jong Un’s Death?
February 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
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?
February 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
Petitions demanding ethical work conditions headed to Apple stores
Preventative Versus Punitive Parenting
February 9, 2012 By 17 Comments
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”?
January 28, 2012 By 20 Comments
Does our gender discussion need to be modified when we talk about the developing world?
The Bachelor, Feminism and China
January 11, 2012 By 80 Comments
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
October 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
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?
October 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
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.
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“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
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