Blue Jeans Part I: The True Cost of Blue Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-08-12 17:38:37 Photo: imelda, Creative Commons, Flickr
So you think you really need that new pair of designer blue jeans, huh?
Blue Jeans Part II: The True Cost of Blue Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-08-13 18:51:07
The denim for blue jeans comes from the cotton plant, a shrubby tropical plant treated as an annual in more temperate regions whose modern history, at least, is fraught with tragedy.
Book Review: How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-09-15 08:20:17 “It isn’t necessary to exaggerate,” writes French author Hervé Kempf, describing his previous attitude as an environmental journalist. “…the facts, presented with tenacious attention, are sufficient to speak to our intellect.”
Bush’s Final Legacy: Stealth Tort Reform Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-10-15 16:10:30 Reports out of Washington indicate that the Bush administration is about to give the American people a parting, one-finger salute by rewriting a wide range of federal rules in an effort to block product-safety lawsuits.