alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoUS jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitarieswww.france24.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down10
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minus-squareAvid Amoebalinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoPeople should look into the history of banana trade for context. It’s a fascinating example of how capitalism has gone awry before.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAnd how the name 'banana republic’got coined
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoPretty sure its capitalism functioning as desired
minus-squareAvid Amoebalinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoOh yeah, I meant for the workers, since it’s constantly being sold to us as beneficial.
People should look into the history of banana trade for context. It’s a fascinating example of how capitalism has gone awry before.
And how the name 'banana republic’got coined
Pretty sure its capitalism functioning as desired
Oh yeah, I meant for the workers, since it’s constantly being sold to us as beneficial.