Dean Pinkert
pinkerdea.bsky.social
Dean Pinkert
@pinkerdea.bsky.social
Politics, trade, and human rights
Outstanding research!
Our latest research documents mass land-grabbing and forced labor in Xinjiang's tomato and pepper production, rendering thousands of Uyghurs landless & forced to work for Chinese agribusinesses.

We implicate Kraft Heinz, Del Monte & other brands in Uyghur forced labor and land transfer schemes.
December 12, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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December 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Michael Podhorzer has a point. As Obama used to say—I think before he became president—we need robust social movements to help motivate good government.
We cannot forget the power we have. It’s not the power of Democrats, the media, intellectuals, elite NGOs and too-comfortable liberals who almost never fail to fail us. Rather, it’s the power of collective action and unions, the only source of durable human progress and shared prosperity.
December 2, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Amusing content from the platform formerly known as Twitter:
Normally these days I would just have posted this here. But I ventured back on X for two short minutes just so I could tag Nikki.
November 21, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Donald Tusk: “No-one will stop Putin with phone calls. The attack last night, one of the biggest in this war, has proved that telephone diplomacy cannot replace real support from the whole West for Ukraine. The next weeks will be decisive, not only for the war itself, but also for our future.”
November 17, 2024 at 2:24 PM