Comercio Justo, or “Fair Trade” products are often seen in “socially conscious” retailers like health and “whole” food shops. It presents a novel approach to doing business that takes into account social and environmental factors in its pricing to consumers and directly compensates commodity food producers, like coffee and cocoa farmers. Here proponents explain the philosophy from several different vantage points.

Can an educated public really create a kinder, gentler, consumer society? Do informed buyers make decisions more sensitive to their world? Can you have your cake and eat it too? Some activists think that voracioius consumers need not be subdued, but only that their desires be tweaked, redirected…

Do those who control the wealth in a society also dictate its desires? In this segment we’re able to listen in on the discourse of Spanish intellectuals critical of the modern consumer culture, which they see as something of a Svengali-like oppressor and manipulator of the masses.

Can a consumer-driven market be replaced by an informed system of mutual cooperation by a like-minded populace? Is the market always at odds with the well being of the planet? Is it true that otro mundo es possible? Let’s find out what some experts think…

Have you ever been in a South American market? Cristina takes us on a tour of a typical market in Otavalo, Ecuador, where you can buy all of the products in the food pyramid as well as some traditional Ecuadorian items.

From Ecuador's Mindalae Ethnohistorical Museum of Crafts, Cristina explains to us a bit about Ecuador's history as well as its indigenous peoples, for whom the close connection between human beings, nature, and the spiritual world is of the utmost importance.

Cristina takes this opportunity to talk to us about the importance of first aid and goes over a number of related topics such as the difference between an emergency and a matter of urgency.

Today, Cristina is going to teach her neighbor, and all of us, the correct process for doing laundry in a washing machine.

Aranza, a young girl from Venezuela, tells us about her quarantine experience and gives us some tips to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading.

After a tense exchange in a factory's cafeteria, some workers get excited about the impending announcement of this week's lottery winner.

Between the results of the lottery, his friends' ridicule, and an issue with his paycheck, Duque's day goes from bad to worse.

When Duque's paycheck isn't what he expected, he attempts to reason with his boss. Can he get Lombana to see it his way?

After passing on an invitation from some of his work colleagues, Duque has an opportunity to chat with another one.

A glimpse into Duque's home life demonstrates that the abuse he experiences in his life is not strictly limited to his work environment.

Just when he thought it wasn't possible, an unexpected knock on the door during Duque's family meal causes his day go from bad to worse.