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52:00 On this edition of Your Call, we rebroadcast our discussion of two recent AP investigations exposing widespread labor and human rights abuses, including rape, slavery, and child labor, in the palm oil industry, which is worth a whopping $65 billion.  The investigation found that millions of men, women and children from some of the poorest corners of Asia are exploited and forced into working on palm oil plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia. Women workers make just $2 a day with no job protections or healthcare. Palm oil is in food and personal care products from some of the world's la...

Why Myon Burrell is a symbol of hope He rightly became a free man after an independent review of his controversial conviction, sentence.  By EDITORIAL BOARD Star Tribune December 17, 2020 — 5:22pm Text size Copy shortlink: After spending more than half of his life behind bars, 34-year-old Myon Burrell became a ...

Myon Burrell was released from Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, Tuesday, following a vote by Minnesota's pardon board commuting his sentence. Burrell, who is Black, was sent to prison for life as a teen in a high-profile murder case that raised questions about the integrity of the criminal justice system that put him away. John Minchillo / AP The Minnesota Board of Pardons on Tuesday commuted the life sentence of Myon Burrell, a Black man who was sentenced to life in prison as a minor. Burrell, who was 16 at the time of his arrest, was accused of fatally shooting an 11-year ...

Ecocentricity Blog: The Problems With Palm Oil Ecocentricity Blog: The Problems With Palm Oil By: John A. Lanier Summary With high international demand for a low-price commodity material produced in the developing world, the palm oil industry sprung up without corresponding procedures and oversight to limit abuses. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 10:00am I’m setting my typical silly opening aside, because this post is going to be a weighty one. I’m going to talk about palm oil, which is one of our planet’s wonder materials. I wrote a post about it back in the summer of 2018, and in that ...

Minnesota Commutes Life Sentence Of Man Convicted As Teen Of Shooting 11-Year-Old By Vanessa Romo  December 16, 2020 The Minnesota Board of Pardons on Tuesday commuted the life sentence of Myon Burrell, a Black man who was sentenced to life in prison as a minor. Burrell, who was 16 at the time of his arrest, was accused of fatally shooting an 11-year old girl, who was struck by a stray bullet while doing her homework inside her family’s Minneapolis home. Following the announcement of his imminent release, Burrell held back tears. “Thank you. Thank you very much,” he said reaching ...