When the film Blood Diamond came out in 2006, people were startled at the alleged origins of the precious stones from areas of bloody conflict and beg...
Robert Blair | Posted 08.12.2009 | World
Yet as prospectors have exhausted the diamond mines in neighboring Sierra Leone, Weasua, Liberia has become a hub for miners throughout the region.
The Independent | Posted 07.25.2009 | World
Daniel Howden | The Independent The leading architect of the international system to stop the trade in blood diamonds has warned that the safety net ...
Michael DeJong | Posted 05.13.2009 | Green
In an industry-wide turn-around, many high-end labels are trying to change their luxury goods businesses by "double air kissing" new environmental and labor standards.
GroundReport | Posted 03.21.2009 | World
Published by GroundReport.com, a global citizen reporting platform with 4,000 contributors worldwide. By Charles Rukuni. Opposition leader Morgan ...
Michael DeJong | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living
Long gone is the unique American social phenomenon that each new generation will "do better" than the last. Things are starting to feel more like "The Grapes of Wrath" than "The Great Gatsby."
Maura Judkis | Posted 01.04.2009 | Green
Men (or women!) ready to propose who buy off a website get a great bargain -- rings often go for half their value. This way, they avoid buying a brand new ring, which consumes additional resources.
AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Liberia has shipped its first consignment of diamonds since the lifting of U.N. sanctions that blocked the export of so-called "blood diamonds" used t...
TIME | Elizabeth Dias Friday, Jul. 24, 2009 | Posted 08.24.2009 | World