Kelsey Timmerman
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Kelsey Timmerman is the author of Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Condé Nast Portfolio and has aired on NPR. He has been interviewed by media outlets around the world. He regularly speaks at universities across the United States on subjects such as globalization, travel, and social responsibility.

His online home is www.kelseytimmerman.com

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I smuggled Anti-flatulence Underwear Past TSA

Posted December 14, 2010 | 10:11:43 (EST)

I take out my laptop and set it in a bin. I slip my shoes off and smile at the TSA agent as if I have nothing to hide. As if I'm just another normal passenger. As if I'm not wearing anti-flatulence underwear.

My brow grows moist as I...

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5 Reasons American Apparel Is on the Path to Bankruptcy

Posted August 24, 2010 | 16:36:14 (EST)

From the Financial Post's story American Apparel a hipster darling no more as bankruptcy looms:

"Dov Charney is at the moment of truth," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates Inc., a national retail consulting and investment banking firm based in New York City. "And all roads for...
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Finance Reform: How Short Memories Are Created

Posted July 15, 2010 | 12:06:31 (EST)

It is often remarked that people have short memories when it comes to financial crises, that the lessons of Enron and Worldcom and the Dotcom boom quickly receded. This is how political will resurfaces to begin the process of winding back regulation. It is how companies whose reputations became rightly...

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