Cotton

Children treated like slaves to produce supposedly ‘fair-trade’ cotton for Victoria’s Secret

August 15, 2013Development & Education

Many of the products sold at Victoria’s Secret are said to contain ‘fair-trade’ cotton. But a new report from Bloomberg News found that that cotton is often planted and picked by children 13 and younger, who are forced to work like slaves.

Teen uncovers harsh chemicals left on clothes by dry cleaning

August 15, 2013Health & Medicine

Cotton Fabric ‘Lawn’ is Fashion Craze in Pakistan

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

In Commodity Market, Cotton Really is King

August 14, 2013

Organic Cotton

August 14, 2013

Farm Bill: Lawmakers Try to Sow Seeds of Change

August 14, 2013

Critics of farm subsidies say the billions in payments to corn, cotton and soybean growers hurt the poor and the environment. But agriculture reform proves to be a hard crop to harvest in the halls of Congress.

Almanac/Birthday Suit

August 14, 2013

This week, we have facts about the first bikini. Fifty-seven years ago, the skimpy two-piece made its fashion entrance as 129 square inches of cotton newsprint.

The top cotton producers

August 14, 2013Global Politics

The high price of cotton figures in today’s Geo Quiz. So, we’re wondering where the world’s supply of cotton comes from. We’d like you to name the top three cotton producing nations. Together, they account for more than 65 million bales of the soft stuff