This fall, American Public Media shows like Marketplace, Weekend America and Speaking of Faith will air a week of stories about our consumer economy and whether it’s sustainable.
Help shape this series, dubbed Consumed!, by sharing your thoughts on how pop culture - through music, movies, TV shows, books, ads or commercials - helps to create, encourage or criticize the modern consuming lifestyle.
Submit your thoughts: What does pop culture have to say about the consumer economy?
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terry edward // April 25, 2008 at 5:31 pm
We need to change our thinking and perceptions on consuming. te
I’ve been an environmentalist most of my life, and it surprises me
that even eco-types will run out to Target when a holiday slips up
on them and buy some toxic-laden product that’s made with child
labor! Okay, so a lot of us do make the effort to either make something
nice, or find a fair trade shop, etc., but I’m thinking we need to log
websites and shops nearby where we can reliably get a socially
responsible gift at the last minute. I’ve found a few. One of my
favorites is http://www.idealistgifts.com. The reason is, they’re focused
exclusively on gifts, so I don’t have to click a bunch of links for
wholesalers before I find a retailer AND more importantly they
screen their companies to make sure they’re socially responsible.
With all the greenwashing out there, I want to make sure I’m supporting
real green companies and real fair trade companies instead of McBigBox
in disguise. Anyway, idealistgifts.com has organic flowers, fair trade
chocolates, all sorts of nice gifts for Mother’s Day.
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