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Coke’s policies are woefully inadequate for a corporation that claims to offer comprehensive treatment for its workers. Initially Coke only provided treatment for 1,200 of its 100,000 employees—less than two percent of its workforce. Only after intense pressure from activist groups did Coke announce on Sept. 29 that it would extend coverage to the eight largest of Coke’s forty bottlers in Africa. However, even this move forward came with small print undermining its significance. Hidden underneath all the positive publicity Coke hoped to gain from this announcement...
...some fields, it is very difficult to separate activism from scholarship. In fact, the field of Afro-American studies is an ideal example of an entire discipline that lends itself to public activity. Founded during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the field sprung from extremely activist roots. Many black studies scholars to this day believe that a central component of the field is activism...
Through stifled tears, Rockefeller told how acts of “extraordinary compassion” following the attacks reaffirmed her faith in humanity and inspired her to become an activist for peace...
...teacher and a public activist and a woman and it’s time we got pretty boy out of here,” she said, referring to Romney...
...banks where payouts can be claimed and the documents necessary to prove eligibility for the money. Disbursements are mostly for educational and health expenses; Palestinians whose homes are demolished by Israel can apply for $15,000 to help rebuild. The claims are carefully vetted by local Hizballah activists, who've used the money to help boost the Lebanese group's credibility among Palestinians. According to Palestinian sources familiar with the payouts, Hizballah has distributed $2.5 million in the West Bank over the past six months. These payouts are filling the gap left by Saddam Hussein's money...