Protesters Bring Reality to Black Friday Shopping Sprees

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 29, 2014 Interrupting America's shopping frenzy on the sacred capitalist holiday of Black Friday, protesters flooded malls and Walmarts from Ferguson to Los Angeles, bringing news of racism and labor exploitation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Growing Irrelevance of the American Mall

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 23, 2014 Guardian contributor David Uberti discusses the ebb of the icons of consumerism as he steps past "ripped-out electrical wires … suspended in the stale air and fading wallpaper" peeling "like dead skin" in one ruined structure in Akron, Ohio. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Stewart Takes a Whoopin’ Over Rally

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2010 It seems as though some of Jon Stewart's news and/or comedy colleagues from the wild world of cable TV didn't buy into "The Daily Show" host's recent sanity rally in Washington Here, Stewart takes some hits from Bill Maher, Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart, Colbert Announce Rallies

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2010 Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have taken parody to the next level. The comedians announced two parallel rallies to happen on the mall in Washington, D.C., just days before the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chavez to Mall: Váyase!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2008 Nothing says full of yourself like ordering a Venezuelan mayor to halt construction of a near-complete shopping mall after passing by it in a car. Obviously, President Hugo Chavez has a bit of a ego, though his suggestion to use the facility as a university or hospital, not as a monument to consumption and capitalism, does seem a bit more just. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

9 Dead in Shooting at Omaha Mall

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2007 A gunman who opened fire at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday afternoon turned his gun on himself after killing eight people and wounding nine others, according to local authorities. At a news briefing following the shooting at the Von Maur department store, Sgt. Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said the person believed to be the gunman was dead and his identity had not yet been confirmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )