Nikolas Kozloff: From Arbenz to Zelaya – Chiquita in Latin America

The other day i was shocked to find out that the apparel industry (Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, etc) is lobbying in favor of the military dictatorship in Hunduras .. take a look in your closet and you’ll find an assortment of logos that have their collective boots on the throats of unsuspecting third world factory workers. Here’s Kozloff in Counterpunch with the Chiquita Banana (i.e. United Fruit) role in all the fun and games .. its an oldie but a goodie – mab .. read more

 

 

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