January 21, 2009
By Briana Connors, ILRF intern To many people, the term “sweatshop� refers to hidden factories in far away third world countries where workers have few rights and are underpaid. What many people don’t realize is that those types of factories also exist right here in the US, often closer to hom...
Labor is Not a Commodity
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January 11, 2009
The small white bungalow on Backlick Road, near a major Fairfax County intersection, seemed like an unlikely spot for a sweatshop. But when police and federal agents burst in, they found several women hunched over industrial sewing machines, cranking out counterfeit designer clothing, working off......
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January 02, 2009
Johnny Marr playing with Modest Mouse @ The Big Top, Luna Park - 3rd April, 2008 The 2008 Photographic Review Continues… 2008: A Photographic Review - Part I 2008: A Photographic Review - Part II 2008: A Photographic Review - Part III 2008: A Photographic Review - Part IV April The ever present sh...
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January 01, 2009
A contender for my photo of the year: Whitley @ The Annandale Hotel, Annandale - 16th May, 2008 Rather than wait until the end of the year I thought I’d undertake Part I of my photography review of 2008 at the close of June. Closing 2007 out with José González was always going to be difficul...
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July 15, 2008
TZU hit up The Annandale Hotel and are met by a sell out crowd! I’ve been a fan of TZU for some time now. Their hit song In Front Of Me is one I enjoy. Sure it’s Aussie hiphop, but the stuff that comes out of these talented lads from Melbourne (what is it about the good Melbourne bands?!...
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May 18, 2008
I’m here feeling a little sad and sorry for myself, after taking in three gigs in three days. I’m clearly not as young as I used to be. The first was Chris Murphy. The second two were Howie Day . You might remember me gushing about this Boston native’s first trip to Australia when ...
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March 14, 2008
BAMBULE Ricardo Marlow and Miguel Bard, Friday-Saturday; Trio Caliente, Thursday. 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-966-0300....
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BAMBULE Ricardo Marlow and Miguel Bard, Friday-Saturday; Trio Caliente, Thursday. 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-966-0300....
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March 12, 2008
One of the most closely watched and hard-fought political contests in the nation will unfold in Virginia this year -- but not necessarily on Nov. 4....
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February 17, 2008
How hard could it be for a top teacher at an elite high school to win the coveted National Board certification? You'd be surprised. He sure was....
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