Sweatshop Chic - The know-nothings find a cause.(how sweatshops eventually lead to improved economic conditions)

From: National Review | Date: April 2, 2001| Author: Goldberg, Jonah | Copyright information

The lefty ideal used to be "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need." But with the end of the Cold War, pragmatism has conquered, and the goal is now slightly less ambitious: to make labor "sweat-free." Work's okay, but sweaty work-forget it.

The anti-sweatshop movement has a lot riding on it. Everyone from Noam Chomsky to John Sweeney thinks it could form the basis for a new Left- progressive united front. Currently the coalition is driven by ...

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