"A Rare Haven of Guilt-Free Shopping"?

"Buried in the Times report is the troubling story of why Ikea opened a plant in the United States in the first place. No, the decision wasn't made to take advantage of superior workforce skills or productivity -- positive attributes that once drove our manufacturing sector and built our middle class. Instead, it was made to exploit our decreasing wage levels and weak worker protections."

David Sirota in Salon reacts to a Los Angeles Times article about Ikea's treatment of workers in Virginia.