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 )

Pope Rejects Consumer Culture

Simanca Osmani, Cagle Cartoons, Brazil Jul 22, 2008 Dig deeper

Gap Kids

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Happy Earth Day

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Shopping the Spiritual Mall

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Feb 28, 2008 Just below the text there was a Google ad inviting me to take a quiz. "Christian? Jewish? Muslim? Atheist? See which Religion is Right for You." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

It Came From Corporate America!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2007 Freespeech.org has this entertaining take on the privatization of the Internet, a medium that was once public, open and collaborative, but has since been taken over by corporate juggernauts. It's not something we all think about, but it wasn't so long ago that the Internet was organized around information and education, as opposed to shopping. 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 )

Getting iRipped Off

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 7, 2007 It might be hard to feel sympathy for someone who spends $600 on a phone, but iPhone owners could use some emotional support, now that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced he's cutting the price of the 10-week-old device by a third. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Cult of Apple

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jun 25, 2007 Dig deeper

Format War Heats Up

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2007 If you've been struggling to decide whether HD DVD or Blu-ray is right for your next-generation video needs, consider this: The porn industry has apparently chosen HD DVD as its preferred high-definition format. Sony, beware: The same people who probably gave VHS a win over Betamax in the last major format war have taken sides. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )