Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Deadly White Gold

When you’ve got a bargain, do you think about who’s paid for it?
When I buy underwear, I ask myself “is the cotton used to make this organic cotton?” If it isn’t organic, I follow up with a series of sub-questions tripping around “what permanently debilitating condition does the farmer who grew this have?” and [...]

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Smoke For Free, Die For Nothing

Publicity surrounding the link to cancer has left US tobacco firms so desperate to recruit new customers they have started giving their products away.
I was “hit up” by one of Chicago’s “cigarette fairies” – a promotional vendor who has routes throughout urban bars and clubs.
“So what brand do you smoke?” she asked. “You seen the [...]