Tag Archive: Corporation

While there are so much joys in drinking coffee around the world, unfortunately, what goes on in the lives of humans who produce the coffee is not very glorious. Do advertisements promoting corporations’ good social responsibilities lure you to buy their products so that you are feeling good about supporting the workers and making good […]

I have a love-hate relationship with corporations.  Some of them out there, such as Wal-Mart, ExxonMobile, and United Healthcare are just evil and have really done some great harm to their workers and customers and to the world; however, there are corporations that have done phenomenal things for the world.  Here are a few that […]

Life Inc.: How the World became a Corporation and How to Take it Back by Douglas Rushkoff is my bible.  Rushkoff’s book assisted me in discovering the core issues in the contemporary society in particular how the corporations have been affecting the American culture and how the humans have been so closely connected with the […]

Today, I came across an article on CNN.com speaking about how Europeans will have the right to choose which internet browser to use on their Windows computers rather than Microsoft’s very own Internet Explorer.  This article reminds me of one of the major cultural differences in Europe and the US – corporations in the US […]

When I was in Cusco, Peru last summer, I was such a shopaholic.  I was exploring in the boutiques almost everyday and admiring the beautiful woven pieces such as blankets, sweaters, and boots.  Some were in bright colors and some were in somber colors.  In fact, some shops had Peruvians weaving at the spot, which […]