consumerism

Buy Nothing Day (Black Friday)

Buy Nothing Day is coming. So is Black Friday. The two will clash on November 24. As global warming kicks in with a vengeance, Black Friday will increasingly be seen as a perverse doomsday ritual. It’s time we shatter this whole fucking day of excess.  Resist the urge of mass consumption.

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“From the River to the Sea” Is a Call…

“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is not a hateful slogan or a call for violence — it’s a call for democracy and equal rights for all. It’s true that Hamas uses “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and similar slogans. But the phrase predates Hamas and

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Poems by Mark Nowak.

Poetry is often lost on me, but Mark Nowak’s work cuts right to my heart. from “. . . Again” By Mark Nowak We walked toward the zenith not expecting a new rising sun, but satisfied with the Cheese Whiz, Zebra Cakes, and Zingers at the end of the aisle at Family Dollar. Maybe eat