introduzione dell'autore: PAST IS PROLOGUE In my Ethical Jewelry Exposé, I argue that the emerging “responsible jewelry” movement in North America is designed to hide crimes in plain sight, allowing large-scale mining and retail interests to continue sourcing metal and gems with a neocolonialist disregard for people and the environment. In this selection from the Exposé,

(This excerpt from Marc Choyt’s Ethical Jewelry Exposé: Bugie, bugie maledetti, e diamanti di conflitto gratuiti, was originally published here.) Vivi in ​​una casa di adobe con un tetto di lamiera che ti sei costruito sulla tua terra ancestrale. Coltivi cereali e ortaggi vicino a casa tua, e fonte la tua acqua da una sorgente profonda situata proprio nelle vicinanze.

(This excerpt from Marc Choyt’s Ethical Jewelry Exposé: Bugie, bugie maledetti, e diamanti di conflitto gratuiti, was originally published here.) NGOs have pointed out for decades that large-scale mining is destructive to the culture and environment of Indigenous people. It has become absolutely critical that large multinationals that have a public profile present strong examples of