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On AlterNet: consumer

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "consumer"

Consuming Our Way to Unhappiness

Consuming Our Way to Unhappiness

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. January 10, 2008.
Our excessive consumption is trashing more than just the planet.

We Are What We Eat

We Are What We Eat

Jamey Lionette, South End Press. December 10, 2007.
Mass production of food is ruining our health, environment, and taste buds. How did this happen?

All I Want for Christmas Are Some Lead-Free Toys

All I Want for Christmas Are Some Lead-Free Toys

Mike Shriberg, Ecology Center. December 5, 2007.
It's not just imported toys that carry harmful chemicals, but brand-name, U.S.-manufactured ones too. One organization is helping shoppers identify non-toxic toys.

Consumer-Driven Culture Is Killing Our Democracy

Consumer-Driven Culture Is Killing Our Democracy

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. November 28, 2007.
Americans are split between wanting low prices and opposing the corporate behaviors that make them possible.

The Conflicted Consumer

The Conflicted Consumer

Robert B. Reich, Alfred A. Knopf. September 26, 2007.
The awkward truth is that most of us are two minds: As consumers and investors we want the great deals. As citizens we don't like many of the social consequences that flow from them.