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I Laugh at You, Productivity

kvweber wrote 1 hour ago: Today, when shopping in the super clearance section of the local Michael’s craft store I came … more →

Tags: neat things, Artsy Things, Environment, fun stuff, Humor, Office Supplies, Shopping

The War on Drugs, and the American Way

Rob wrote 4 hours ago: This is what happens when unchecked consumerism turns to hedonism. It’s sad to see people that have … more →

Tags: News, Politics, hedonism, Materialism, drugs, war on drugs, México

Henry Fairlie on the Iffy Desirability of Being an American Consumer

santitafarella wrote 5 hours ago: Back in the 1980s, Henry Fairlie wrote in the New Republic something that I think speaks to our own … more →

Tags: Buddhism, capitalism, Catholicism, Economy, essays, Henry Fairlie, Life, Philosophy, Psychology

Deloitte 2009 Survey of Health Care Consumers

George Van Antwerp wrote 7 hours ago: This is based on a Deloitte web-survey of 4,001 Americans in October 2008. 73% are confused about h … more →

Tags: Books & articles, Healthcare, Research, PBM / Pharmacy, Managed Care

Capitalism, Communism, and Anyotherism1 comment

iskanderyisrael wrote 13 hours ago: When looking at the world, I have to face up to the fact that economics are just as important as pol … more →

Tags: Economics, capitalism, communism, corporatism, Politics, Socialism

squeal.

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Even More Corporate Crime: War Profiteers, Polluters, Exploiters

hope2012 wrote 1 day ago: U.S. Cities Increasing Use of Armed Mercenaries to Replace Police – Alternet 4/24/09 Some esti … more →

Tags: War, death, Fascism, Infowar, Economy, War Profiteering, GMO, Poison, Pollution

to increase or not to increase.

Christina wrote 1 day ago: Let’s face it, most businesses are struggling with profitability. Faced with reduced volume or … more →

Tags: Branding, Business Hacks

*Ladies* of *Cambridge*

blackingoutthefiction wrote 1 day ago: Your week is filled with factory-fresh Mercedes and traffic lights routinely set fifty feet apart. S … more →

Tags: writing, Work, Shopping, Fashion, Creative Writing, camberwell

Make Rs. 1.5K a night. Opportunity only for next two days

djbasumatari wrote 1 day ago: After getting stuck at the Bandra Worli Sea Link for almost 2 hours yesterday night, I was wondering … more →

Moonfruit

djbasumatari wrote 1 day ago: Spent sometime yesterday on twitter trying to understand what one of the top trending topic #moonfru … more →

Have you met my big brother, Credit Card Company?

1minionsopinion wrote 1 day ago: Steve Salerno wrote a piece on his SHAM blog, Attention Walmart Shoppers, which caught my attention. … more →

Tags: awareness issues, Money, Shopping, Habits, Spending

Consumption: It's Killing You, Your Family, Humanity and the Earth

hope2012 wrote 1 day ago: Consumption, Not Population Is Our Main Environmental Threat – Alternet 4/14/09 Let’s ch … more →

Tags: death, Infowar, Environment, Poison, Pollution, Interesting, Ecology, Domestic News, Corporate Corruption

she was such a lovely child

shaydamccutchen wrote 1 day ago: … more →

Tags: Images, Culture, cyborgs, Cell Phones, sex, Millenial Generation, Beauty, image

Even more reasons not to use biofuels

hope2012 wrote 1 day ago: Stan Cox : Biofuel’s Drug Problem – CounterPunch 6/9/09 Corn Ethanol Worse than Oil? Californi … more →

Tags: genetically modified food, Environment, Alternative Energy, ethanol, anti-ethanol, Ecology, genocide, Politics, Business

All the News That’s Sh*t to Print: TMZ First with TMI2 comments

generationbubble wrote 1 day ago: When asked to comment on the intention behind his masterwork, The Jungle, muckraking journalist turn … more →

Tags: Culture, capitalism, Economic Crisis, Everyday Observations

Materialism for a Better Tomorrow

Pyotr Izutsu wrote 2 days ago: People are always complaining about the materialism endemic to our society. On the whole, this strik … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Thoughts, Life, Ecology, Politics, platonism, advertising, spirituality, Materialism

Self Regulation is a Killer

Political Junkie wrote 2 days ago: We are all supposed to be adults, and know that certain things, are well, important. I mean yes, we … more →

Tags: hot-button, greed, Profits, Food Safety, government oversight, Self-regulation

The food we eat.

agent4change wrote 2 days ago: Kate and I have been on this journey of trying to get rid of all the excess stuff we have in our liv … more →

Tags: Living Simple, Challenge