Black Friday 2009

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Nov 28, 2009 Dig deeper

A Casualty of Black Friday

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2008 What does the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush dubbed Black Friday really symbolize in the U.S.? The death of a Long Island worker after a mob of shoppers rushed into a Wal-Mart certainly shows the worst of American consumerism and excess, but where do we position such exuberance in a time of economic downturn? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Would Jesus Buy?

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 21, 2007 "Rev. Billy" wants you to stop shopping. He's the brainchild of an anti-consumerism activist and the subject of a new movie that takes a hard and entertaining look at our shopping-addicted culture just in time for "Black Friday." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )