On AlterNet: diamonds

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "diamonds"

Child Labor, Torture and Rape: Attempts to Regulate the Brutal Diamond Industry Failing

Michelle Chen, In These Times. December 11, 2011.

The holiday season is a time of material pleasures, but it's also a time to take stock of how our social values tend to be at odds with the objects we most prize.

What You Should Know Before Buying That Diamond Ring

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: World. June 8, 2009.

Diamonds 101, from the creative folks at GOOD Magazine.

The World's Deadliest Diamond Heist

Johann Hari, The Independent UK. February 25, 2008.

The trial of Charles Taylor revisits a classic tale: the poor of the world are murdered and mutilated for the sake of adorning the rich of the world.

This Christmas, You Can Buy Her Affection

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. December 19, 2007.

Diamond and car ads proclaim, "All women are whores, just set the price."

Blood Diamonds Are Forever

Sheerly Avni, Truthdig. December 9, 2006.

The new Leonardo DiCaprio-starring movie about African diamond smugglers may be a schizophrenic mess, but it’s also one of the most powerful films you’ll see all year.