Tags: consumerism
Purchasing Morality: What Happens When “Buying Local” Itself is Marketed?
Buying locally reminds us that purchasing is a mythical act that cements us to community in some magical way. But what if the very morality of a “local” act is being marketed in its own right? Is it just as moral to help a Palestinian cultural center build community as it is to buy Cisco products whose ads promise the same?
Worse Than Madoff: Amway Launches Domestic Revival
The company whose founders helped finance the modern conservative movement is returning home to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.