An Oregon artist humanizes death row and shares the stories of the condemned with 500 cobalt-blue paint fired plates, now showing in Corvallis Oregon. She calls it "a window into the soul in an hour of crisis" and an examination of the strange rituals attached to both to the acts of execution and of preparing and sharing food.
Texas;
Sept. 21, 2011: Two chicken-fried steaks, one pound of barbecued meat, a
triple-patty bacon cheeseburger, a meat-lover’s pizza, three fajitas,
an omelet, a bowl of okra, one pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream, some
peanut-butter fudge with crushed peanuts and three root beers (after
inmate didn’t eat any of this meal, Texas ends final meal request
option).
Amazon paid an effective federal income tax rate of 2.6% in 2011--dramatically lower than the 35% rate set in law.
Amazon
avoided paying millions in taxes by taking advantage of an outlandish
loophole that gives them a $1 tax deduction for every $1 in stock
options they give to executives.
Amazon needs to treat all their workers with respect.
Amazon's
giant warehouse in Allentown, Pennsylvania was exposed last year for
nightmarish working conditions, including indoor temperatures that rose
above 100 degrees in the summer.
The company's initial response
was not to increase ventilation or install air conditioning. Instead,
they just stationed paramedics outside.
Amazon needs to cut ties with ALEC.
Amazon was a "Director Level" sponsor of ALEC in 2011.
ALEC
has become notorious for its support of Stand Your Ground laws, as well
as efforts to create tax loopholes, undermine workers rights, and make
it harder for young people & people of color to vote.
While major corporations like McDonald's and Kraft have publicly dropped support for ALEC, Amazon has refused to do so.
