Vegetarian Beers
By Geraint Bevan
There's something fishy going on in the world of beer. Unbeknownst to most consumers, many small and large breweries use a fish-bladder extract called isinglass to clarify their beers. Consult this exhaustive list of vegetarian beers to see if your favorite brew is really the vegan elixir it appears to be. -- Brendan Themes
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geraint.bevan/Vegetarian_beers.html

Sisters Who Sip
By Sarah Gonzales, Ms. Magazine
Breaking down color and gender barriers over a glass of Chianti, the group Divas Uncorked is shaking up the male dominated world of wine. Consumer advocates, wine scholars, and good old-fashioned revelers, these adventurous women are spearheading a renaissance for women in the wine industry. -- Brendan Themes
http://www.msmagazine.com/fall2004/sisterswhosip.asp

Talking With Anthony Papa
By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, The Nation
When Draconian drug laws took away his freedom, Anthony Papa polished the lump of coal that is prison life into an artistic diamond. After winning a pardon from New York Governor George Pataki in 1997, Papa embarked on a career to reform the unjust Rockefeller laws that steamrolled him and his fellow nonviolent drug offenders. -- Brendan Themes
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20041227&s=tuhusdubrow

World Bank Puts Money into Women's Work
By Ann Moline, Women's eNews
While the World Bank is best known for catering to the interests of large multinational corporations, it has also created the Grassroots Business Initiative, a microcredit organization designed to encourage small business ventures that prop up the poor. Recognizing the crucial role of women in alleviating a nation's poverty, the organization is beginning to provide support for entrepreneurial ventures that empower and aid impoverished women. -- Brendan Themes
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2106/context/cover/