Tag Archives: Consumerism

Danny Schechter : Malls Are Temples of Debt for the ‘Sheeple’

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Durban, South Africa’s giant Gateway Mall is a “theater of shopping.” Image from JoeTourist. For the ‘sheeple’:Malls are temples of consumer debt The mall is for the modern economy what the factory was for the old one, until consumption trumped … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Mob ‘n Maul

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Buddy Christ statue from the movie Dogma.MOB ‘N MAUL By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / December 30, 2010 We seem to be bombarded lately by “random acts of culture” both in the real world (if such a place … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Sweeping Away the Snow

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Mark Fiore. See link to animation below.Citizens of the earth:Best wishes in bad times By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / December 29, 2009 Pardon me if I use this greeting to sweep away the usual seasonal … Continue reading →

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James Howard Kunstler : Downscaling our Lifestyle

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Miniature City by Theo Elsworth / Art Capacity.‘Consumerism’ Is Dead — Can Obama Lead Us to a Downscaled Lifestyle? In the folder marked ‘unsustainable’ you can file most of the artifacts, usufructs, habits, and expectations of recent American life: suburban … Continue reading →

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James Howard Kunstler : ‘Economic Recovery’ and a Poverty of Imagination

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

James Howard Kunstler has a comprehensive and blistering view of the current crusade to stimulate the economy; he thinks it won’t work and that it’s based on obsolete and wrongheaded assumptions. He believes a basic change in attitude is required; … Continue reading →

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Bill Moyers and Prof. Andrew J. Bacevich on The Limits of Power

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Andrew J. Bacevich, retired Army colonel and Boston University professor, is interviewed by Bill Moyers.Former Army colonel Bacevich urges us ‘to take a step back and connect the dots between U.S. foreign policy, consumerism, politics, and militarism’August 15, 2008 See … Continue reading →

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Shhhh! Don’t Tell! : The Couple Who Lived in a Mall

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto at their secret diggs at Providence Place mall in Providence, R.I. Photo by Stephanie Ewens.After Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto found their skyline blighted by a colossal mall, they protested it in an unusual way … Continue reading →

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