http://www.ourfuture.org/content/%2A%2Aother%2A%2A/fact Posts in an issue (node teasers) en http://www.ourfuture.org/fast-fact/toxic-imports <p>American consumers are at risk from toxic imports. Just last year: 20 million toys from China were recalled, including more than 1.5 million toys covered with lead paint; 450,000 unsafe tires were recalled; four brands of toothpaste were recalled because of a toxic ingredient; and 5,300 product lines of pet food were recalled because they contained deadly chemicals that killed more than 4,000 pets.</p> **Other** 501c(4) Toxic Trade Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:20:06 -0400 Armand Biroonak 26806 at http://www.ourfuture.org http://www.ourfuture.org/fast-fact/america-sale <p>The American economy is increasingly in hock to foreign governments. China and the OPEC nations are setting up sovereign investment funds to buy up pieces of America. China recently bought a $5 billion stake in Morgan Stanley. Abu Dhabi bought $7.5 billion of Citigroup. Singapore paid $4.4 billion for a part of Merrill Lynch.</p> **Other** 501c(4) economy foreign investment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:14:08 -0400 Armand Biroonak 26805 at http://www.ourfuture.org