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November 29th, 2013 - 6:59 pm § in Hypocrisy, The Ave Scene

AMAZON 1: The A may mean awful for its workers

1. Warehouse workers are treated like robots. Your boss may be bad. But your supervisor probably isn’t a piece of equipment that times you as you complete menial tasks. This week, the BBC described the experience of one of its undercover reporters, Adam Littler: A handset told him what to coll[...]

November 29th, 2013 - 1:46 pm § in Misc.

Walmart

Today, more than 1,500 Black Friday protests against Walmart — organized by our friends at Making Change at Walmart — are being waged by workers and shoppers who have had enough. We recently told you about how Walmart is asking its barely-getting-by employees to provide food to its homel[...]

November 29th, 2013 - 1:27 pm § in America

The Arab Spring Emerges in America’s Fall

From the Daily Mail From Russia: Screenshot from youtube.com @TheBlackhawk715Black Friday shopping marred by shooting, clashes and arrests (VIDEOS)Shoppers got more than they bargained for beginning Thursday evening as retail outlets across the United States opened their doors early for annual Black[...]

November 29th, 2013 - 12:31 pm § in The Ave Scene

BARGAINS: awesomeness Hauunukah Gift from Microsoft

  Surface RT Tablet (32GB) for $169.99 shipped. with  keyboard-enhanced Touch Cover for $39.99 (just scroll down ). full one-year warranty. Awfully tempting![...]

November 29th, 2013 - 9:52 am § in America, Hypocrisy

Merry Xmas from Walmart!

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