I just saw this posted in the Times.
I haven't seen it discussed before but the article suggests that Clinton has invested in a company that maintained cruel and intolerable conditions for its workers.
I don't know whether this has legs but it looks remarkably skeevy and reflects poorly upon Clinton. Seems like it "vetting time." In my simple mind, I think this makes the Clintons' tax returns even more of an issue. Ya know...for proper vetting.
More After the Flip
AO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- A team from Brazil's Labor Ministry found ''degrading'' living conditions for 133 sugarcane workers employed by an ethanol company whose investors include former President Clinton and other high-profile financial players.
At five sites inspected, workers ''complained they were suffering from hunger and cold, and all of the locations were overcrowded and with terrible sanitary conditions,'' according to a statement issued Friday by Jaqueline Carrijo, who led the inspections last month.
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Clinton's connection is via an investment in Brenco by The Yucaipa Cos., a U.S.-based fund in which Clinton was a senior advisor until last year. His investment in Brenco is valued between $15,001 and $50,000, according to a financial dislosure report submitted last year by his wife, presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Clinton LInked To Brazilian Company Abusing Workers
The article goes on to assure the gentle reader that there are no problems anymore. I recommend reading the whole thing.
Update There was an earlier diary on this same story. The link is: Dave Dial's Diary
Update the Second Here's another link, pointed out by MadasHellMaddie...It looks like it has a bit more substance added.
ABC
Update the Third Link to earlier NY Times article on Hillary and Bill's involvement with Yucaipa and Ethanol Tip of the panama hat to valadon.