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Nike's founder topped the Forbes 400 Revolutionaries list. What Forbes failed to mention is that Knight grew his fortune on the backs of the abject poor.
Jim Keady | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact
Twelve years ago I got involved in the fight to end Nike's sweatshop abuses. Nike has consistently lied about working conditions and many consumers, even so-called progressives, believe that Nike "fixed those sweatshop problems." They did not.
Karla Zens | Posted 06.11.2009 | Green
Carefully inspected and then laundered, second hand fashion is cleaner than the escalator handrail at the mall. So give recycled fashion a try: it's cheap, chic and truly green.
Warren Holstein | Posted 04.13.2009 | Comedy
5. Obliged to lend his tootsies, at will, to any charitable Foot Fetish Galas (expected to show up in formal leather choker, spiked armlets and chain-link leash).
Dan Agin | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business
There is no reason to employ pregnant women and children in occupations known to be hazardous other than to exploit the poor.
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green
Higher labor standards protect jobs in workplaces where workers are respected. They also protect consumers who buy from them.
Chris Kelly | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics
Meg Whitman's real expertise is in globalization. Which is the nice way of saying Asian sweatshops. I'm not saying everything Whitman touches turns to slave labor, I'm just not saying it doesn't.
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 09.23.2008 | Style
It was a black halter dress bedecked with very '50s red cherries and matching piping. Flattering in that fit-and-flare way that has me wishing I wa...
Robert Weissman | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business
Sports, of course, remain centerstage, but commercialism has overwhelmed whatever other values the Olympics hope to embody.
Radar | Sarah Horne | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
With all the shiny angel supermodels prancing around in thongs and pillow talk of curve-enhancing bras, lingerie giant Victoria's Secret seems pretty ...
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Jim Keady | Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact