know the chain

Modern slavery is everywhere around us, and we are likely to be supporting it in terms of the goods we purchase!
As discussed in this Free The Slave Blog article http://ftsblog.net/2013/10/21/slavery-in-your-shopping-cart-new-website-helps-you-know/ slave labor is common in the supply chain of modern production. Now a new website, Know The Chain https://www.knowthechain.org/, spells out the extent of involvement of hundreds of corporations.

Citizens United v. FEC: point and counterpoint

Although neither video meets the focus of this blog as "emerging multimedia" given their distribution last year, Annie Leonard's critique of the Supreme Court case that radically altered the financing of political campaigns, and perhaps the very nature of democracy, continues to resonate in this election year (top video). To provide a semblance of balance, her video is followed by a critique of the critique which supports the court decision. You be the judge: determine which argument, if either, makes the most sense.