On AlterNet: gold

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

No Dirty Gold: This Valentine's Day, Say No to Gold That's Mined at the Expense of the Environment and Workers

Payal Sampat, Scott Cardiff, AlterNet. February 11, 2011.

Communities affected by mining deserve meaningful changes that improve real conditions on the ground.

Rep. Anthony Weiner Calls for Investigation into Glenn Beck's Hawking Gold for Shady Company

Will Bunch, Media Matters for America. May 19, 2010.

Beck works with gold companies to create anxiety, fear and gimmicky solutions that enrich both him and the companies.

Have You Caught Gold Fever? The Value of That Shiny Metal Is as Artificial as Paper Money

Scott Thill, AlterNet. March 24, 2010.

The economic doomsters and investment advisers are engaged in a collective hallucination when they see growing value in gold.

Glenn Beck's "Buy Gold!" Hucksterism Pisses Off Fox News

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 8, 2009.

It finally happened. Glenn Beck managed to embarrass Fox News.

"Beholden to no Human Co**sucker": A New Gold Rush

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. April 6, 2008.

A growing subculture sees small-time gold panning as a source of income

Remember that Gold-Touting Company Glenn Beck Hyped? It\'s Being Charged in A Criminal Complaint

Hunter, December 31, 1969.