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...Dictatorships require isolation if they hope to survive freedom's onslaught. Fidel Castro's five decades in power were less the product of brilliance and charisma than the result of the U.S.-enforced isolation. Uncle Sam's embargo provided Castro with the shield he needed to survive the demise of the communist bloc. The embargo denied Castro nothing he couldn't buy elsewhere, while his totalitarian communist system has destroyed entrepreneurial initiative, squandered wealth on weapons and brought abject poverty to the Cuban populace. Tony Gonzalez, Weeki Wachee...
This is the opportunity that Clorox Co. hopes to exploit with a natural cleaning line called Green Works, featuring products that it proclaims are biodegradable, are nonallergenic, are not tested on animals and--befitting a company whose name is synonymous with bleach--really give dirt a run for its money. "The challenge for us was to produce a natural cleaning product that actually worked as well as conventional ones and that you could deliver at a reasonable price," says Larry Peiros, Clorox's coo for North America. Last year the company's earnings increased 12%, to $496 million on sales...
...aware that Green Works was sired by a company that sells carbon-releasing Kingsford charcoal and petroleum-based Glad bags, not to mention cat litter and even water filters. Karen Hernandez, a jewelry designer in Sarasota, Fla., who considers bleach a "necessary evil," says that given Clorox's product portfolio, she would not buy their green line of products. "Something's amiss that makes me feel uncomfortable about it," Hernandez says...
Dictatorships require isolation if they hope to survive freedom's onslaught. Fidel Castro's five decades in power were less the product of brilliance and charisma than the result of the U.S.-enforced isolation. Uncle Sam's embargo provided Castro with the shield he needed to survive the demise of the communist bloc. The embargo denied Castro nothing he couldn't buy elsewhere, while his totalitarian communist system has destroyed entrepreneurial initiative, squandered wealth on weapons and brought abject poverty to the Cuban populace. Tony Gonzalez, WEEKI WACHEE...
...sons and daughters might be fortunate enough to experience the product of all of these potential plans for renovation, but for now, all we ask is to eat our soggy pasta in a not-so-soggy D-hall...