Consumerism

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Why I Challenge You to Think Like Me

Ari Herzog | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Wessels, Citizenship, Msnbc, Consumerism, John F Kennedy Quotes, Regulation, Washington Post, Benjamin Barber, Ari Herzog, Jfk, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News

I challenge the country to think of me as a citizen first, a consumer to improve the economy second. I challenge you to think like me.

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The Snuggie And 5 Other Vaguely Green As-Seen-On-TV Products

sustainablog.org | Written by Jeff McIntire | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Shamwow, Energy Conservation, Snuggie, Consumerism, Direct Order, The Snuggie, Snuggie as Seen on Tv, Green News

The Snuggie: Who needs a sweater when you've got a blanket with sleeves? Better yet, who needs to turn up the heat...? Questions still to answered in ...

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When Piggy Banks Fly: Cash-Strapped Shoppers Buy Frugality

Reuters | Posted 12.31.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumerism, Finance, Economy, Consumer Spending, Piggy Banks, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Saving Money, Business News

Recession-wary Americans embraced the virtues of thrift this Christmas, with stores reporting a clear rise in the popularity of piggy banks. "We have...

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7 Offensively Un-Green Products

TreeHugger.com | Posted 12.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Waste, Fake Skylight, Butter Clicker, Gas in Wine Bottles, Consumerism, Green Living, Green News

TreeHugger rounded up 7 products that are so environmentally-unfriendly it's mind-blowing. Here's a start: You know that the terroirists have won w...

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Are Americans Becoming Less Acquisitive?

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 12.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Bob Herbert, U.S. Economy, American Consumerism, Consumerism, Christmas Shopping, Shopping, Recession, Living News

Standing in the nearly empty mall observing the lack of buying interest, I wondered if maybe the American way of measuring status by stuff and price tag is getting turned upside down.

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JCPenney Describes Sale as "Doorbuster!"

Lisa Wade | Posted 12.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Wal-Mart Death, Walmart, Shopping, Economy, Holiday Season Commentary, Wal-Mart Stampede, J.C. Penney, Walmart Stampede, Feeding Frenzy, Capitalism, Wal-Mart, Consumerism, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Walmart Death, Consumers, Style News

There is something truly amazing about a sign touting "Doorbuster!" sales that shows how quickly we forget, how callous we can be, and the level of incompetence at JCPenney.

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What Happened to Kwanzaa?

Joshua Neuman | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Kwanzaa, Consumerism, Hanukkah, Holiday Season, Christmas, Holiday Season Commentary, Business News

Whether it's gone because nobody knew how to sell it, or because nobody wanted to buy it, Kwanzaa is now nowhere to be found.

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"Fundamentalist Consumerism" Kills Us Quickly and Slowly

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Fundamentalism, Depression, Consumerism, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Emotional Problems, Psychiary, Spirituality, Wal-Mart, Living News

All fundamentalists decry, deny, or ignore the multiple dimensions of life that fall outside their particular theologies and ideologies. Fundamentalist consumerists could not care less about workers' rights, human-scale business, and environmental sanity.

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Conspiring Against Consumerism at Christmas

Tri Robinson | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green

Read More: U.S. Economy, Sustainable Living, Consumerism, Environmental Footprint, American Consumerism, Christmas, Environment, Advent Conspiracy, Simplicity, Green News

In the midst of these tumultuous economic times in our world, it's curious how our culture perceives increased consumption as the answer to this problem.

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The Revolution in the Hello

Reverend Billy | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Community Organizing, Logos, Consumerism, Society, America, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, Economy, Politics News

The dream of being a Consumer was supposed to be a one-way trip. It was the new America and there was no way out -- only the deeper dream.

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Our Cuitural Ethos Flops Again

Philip Slater | Posted 12.17.2008 | Home

Read More: U.S. Economy, Consumerism, American Culture, Home News

As our economic depression deepens, maybe it's time to reconsider the wisdom of basing our national ethos on acquisition and greed. The Madoff fiasco...

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Shopaholism: Bad Year To Be A Compulsive Shopper

Wall Street Journal | RACHEL DODES | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumerism, Finance, Economy, Shopaholism, Compulsive Buying, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Shopaholics, Compulsive Shopping, Business News

The holiday season is notoriously stressful for people with drinking problems and overeating issues. But times have never been tougher for those diagn...

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My Christmas Bail Out: An Open Letter to My Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style

Read More: Women, Consumerism, Time, Living News, Bail Out, Holiday Season, Relationships, Female Friendship, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Gifts, Jewish, Charitable Gifts, Redefine Christmas, Style News

By avoiding Black Friday this year, I've already saved the lives of innocent strangers who otherwise might have been trampled by sale-crazed crowds.

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If It's Friday, It's Meet the Bloggers

Kerry Trueman | Posted 12.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Meet the Press, Consumerism, Reverend Billy, Rachel Maddow, Jdimytai Damour, David Gregory, Church of Stop Shopping, Meet the Bloggers, Daily Kos, Video, Media News

Meet The Bloggers brings us the Rev and the righteous Savitri D from the Church of Stop Shopping, along with tips from the Center For A New American Dream's LaToya Peterson on how to simplify the holidays.

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Wal-Mart On Black Friday: Who Done It?

Reverend Billy | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Reverand Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, Economy, Wal-Mart, Jdimytai Damour, Wal-Mart Death, Consumerism, Walmart Death, Black Friday Stampede, Living News

Jdimytai Damour's death in Valley Stream, Long Island did not come from Wal-Mart, or from Black Friday -- it was not just negligence. It was murder. ...

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"Buy Nothing Day" Sermonette

Reverend Billy | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Holiday Shopping Season, Consumerism, Reverend Billy, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, Church of Stop Shopping, Black Friday, Green News

The big bucks investors will shop again when they feel better, and the rest of us will follow soon after, standing in line to swipe the plastic.

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Shopacoplypse Now

Kerry Trueman | Posted 12.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Consumerism, Reverend Billy, Wal-Mart, Church of Stop Shopping, Black Friday, Jdimytai Damour, Wal-Mart Stampede, Living News

I've tried to put myself in the shoes of the Long Island lemmings who stomped the life out of Jdimytai "Jimbo" Damour... but I just can't seem to fit into their frenzied footwear.

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On Cue, Shoppers Show Up

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 11.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumerism, Holiday Shopping, Finance, Economy, Consumer Spending, Financial Crisis, Black Friday Deals, Black Friday, Business News

NEW YORK — Shoppers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, turned out in force Friday to grab early morning deals and hard-to-find...

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Thanksgiving -- In Spite of Everything

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

Read More: The Economy, Marines, Consumerism, Obama, Grandchildren and Children, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Living News

This Thanksgiving, be thankful for all that is going wrong. It gives us a shot at rediscovering what is beyond price.

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Is the Crisis Your Fault? or, Epochal Events On the Easy Credit Plan

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paul Hawken, Fareed Zakaria, Bill Mckibben, Economic Crisis, Economy, Newsweek, The Great Depression, Consumerism, Politics News

The root problem runs deeper than excessive personal debt. The problem lies in a value system that measures our human worth according to our net worth.

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Uniqlo Heat Tech Human Vending Machine

Dave Pinter | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Clothing, Consumerism, New York, Style, Shopping, Uniqlo, Trendspotting, Trends, Cool Hunting, Publicity, Heat Tech, Heattech, Business News

PSFK stopped by Times Square earlier today to check out Uniqlo's Human Vending Machine for their HEATTECH apparel line.

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Is the American Shopping Mall Dead?

Newsweek | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Consumer Spending, Financial Crisis, Depression, Consumerism, Malls, Finance, Economy, Business News

There's something growing in the New Jersey Meadowlands, the marsh just nine miles west of Manhattan--and it isn't the gentle ferns that the bucolic n...

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An Economy Based On Consumerism Is Not Sustainable

Philip Slater | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Consumerism, Ecology, Financial Crisis, Business News

If we humans are to survive we're going to have to stop over-producing -- ourselves and everything else. If we can't face the future without an eternally expanding economy, we won't have one.

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Why Own When You Can Rent? Bikes, Tools, Clothes, Cats?

Treehugger | Posted 11.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Bike Culture, Bike Sharing, Consumerism, Clothing Library, Bikes, Cat Sharing, Product Service Systems, Animals, Green News

Ah, the product service system (or PSS): one of TreeHugger's favorite concepts shrouded by one of the clunkiest names. For anyone who'd like a quick r...

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Verklin Shares Canoe Ventures' Objectives, Business Models and Challenges

Jack Myers | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: David Verklin, Canoe Ventures, Television, Consumerism, Advertising, Cable Television, Technology, TV Advertising, Business News

Within the next 120 days, Verklin says Canoe will release its first product, a creative versioning tool that will enable cable TV networks to divide national inventory into demographic footprints.

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