Posted in Tar Heelia on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You may have noticed that North Carolina Miscellany took on a new look this morning. If not, then look up and to the side. You’ll see that the typography and images across the top of the page are a little different. And, we’ve got some new offerings down the right side of the page. As [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an interesting look at the education level of our state legislators: Forty-five percent of legislators have advanced degrees, 12 percent never went to college
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged pietra rivoli, textile industry, travels of a t-shirt in the global economy, zambia on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“About 30,000 jobs in Zambia’s textile industry have been lost in recent years, approximately the same number that have been lost during the same period in North Carolina…. “The fascinating twist… is that while North Carolina has lost its textile industry to low-wage workers from China, the African textile industry has lost to the high-wage [...]
