Articles for Slave Labor

Rick Scott reignites his war against ‘Chinese sewage garlic.’ Is it actually a ‘major threat?’
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Rick Scott reignites his war against ‘Chinese sewage garlic.’ Is it actually a ‘major threat?’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senator Rick Scott of Florida is pushing to crack down …

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Sen. J.D. Vance finally dumps stock in 'slave labor' company
1 year, 2 months ago

Sen. J.D. Vance finally dumps stock in 'slave labor' company

Raw Story  

Freshman U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance has sold up to $100,000 in stock he owned in Walmart — a full two years after he bashed the company for using “slave labor” and robbing middle-class Americans of jobs. Vance made a “full" sale of Walmart on Oct. 3, according to a document filed Monday with the U.S. Senate. Vance, a venture capitalist …

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The Nazis in the space program.
1 year, 5 months ago

The Nazis in the space program.

Slate  

The Apollo moon landings are often portrayed as an American achievement, but the United States had help: More than 1,500 German scientists and engineers were brought to the United States in the immediate aftermath of World War II, through a secret program known as Operation Paperclip. Seen in the light of postwar geopolitics, the decision by the U.S. military to …

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Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn in the bitter cold, lined up for the single toilet and were loaded at gunpoint into the livestock trailer. A handwritten calendar is seen on the wall of a building in which Ukrainian civilians said they were detained and tortured by Russian forces, in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. …

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US blocks some Xinjiang goods from China suspected of being made with slave labor
4 years, 3 months ago

US blocks some Xinjiang goods from China suspected of being made with slave labor

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration issued new import restrictions on Monday against Chinese companies it accuses of using slave labor, including products from suspected mass prison camps in China’s western Xinjiang region. One of Xinjiang’s “vocational skills education and training centers” is also named in the order, a name used euphemistically by Beijing to refer to the large re-education camps …

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