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Save Money (and save the environment too)

By Salient | 19 May, 2008

I have some good news: everyone can do their bit for the environment. AND it’s easy, can save you money and give you better health. “How?” you ask. There are two awesome programs by Sustainability Trust that is available to students. First, you can dob in your landlord to insulate your home at a subsidised rate and turn your damp, cold flat into a warm, dry cosy haven. More

Money - Must be funny in a rich man’s world

By Sarita Lewis | 5 May, 2008

The economical state of the world at the moment is funny, actually - in a “laughing so hard that you’re really crying” sort of way. More

Fair Trade not Free Trade, a Question of Justice?

By Linda Weijers and Gareth Hughes | 28 Apr, 2008

When we think of fair trade we tend to think of coffee and chocolate and paying a fair price to the producer groups– little attention is generally given to the concept of environmental justice. More

I’m a Slave for You

By Caleb Gordon | 7 Apr, 2008

Slave: a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. While most people think of slaves as historical figures, slavery defines the situation of 27 million people alive in the world today. As unlikely as it sounds more men, women and children live in slavery today than at any other time in the world’s history. More

Would You Torture for Profit

By Linda Weijers and Dan Turton |

Of course you wouldn’t – that would be morally indefensible! Knowingly causing suffering just to make a buck would be a horrendous thing to do. Appallingly, even in New Zealand, people torture hundreds of thousands of those around them in order to make more money. More

What is Fair Trade?

By Caleb Gordon | 3 Mar, 2008

The cynic in me has an announcement. Humans are assholes! Before you gather the lynch mob for calling you and everyone you care about an asshole (come on, you’ve been called worse), listen to your inner pessimist and you’ll find an argument to justify my slur. Now forget your argument and listen to mine! More