Prius envy and the greening of Wal-Mart: A blind spot for the human cost

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Businesses' new found focus on the environment may be welcome, but according to Conrad MacKerron, it is taking attention away from workers' rights issues – and the credibility of the entire green business movement could be at risk

Can it be that our green heroes Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt care about the cachet of owning a Prius, but not about the abused workers making these feel-good cars? A report from the National Labor...

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