Commercialism

Veterans Day: Not for Sale

Ruth Stonesifer | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Ruth Stonesifer

Somewhere along the way since WWII, America's retailers, not to mention the majority of our country's citizenry, lost their bearings and Veterans Day became just another commercial opportunity.

Why Michael Jackson's Death is Heartbreaking for me... Finally

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


Cynthia Boaz

The Michael Jackson we wanted was an ideal. He was lonely, so we exploited it. He was kind, so we twisted it. He was brilliant, so we marginalized it. We were like bullies on the playground.

"TWILIGHT BARBIE" DOLLS - Commercialism Knows No Bounds

Pop Crunch | Posted 07.25.2009 | Home


The star-crossed lovers of Twilight have been turned into Barbie dolls. The Bella Swan Barbie doll is wearing her trademark jeans, sneaks and gray ...

Wal-Mart Stampede: And So This is Christmas

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 01.01.2009 | Style


Jeannie Ralston

When I told my husband about the worker trampled by frenzied Wal-Mart shoppers on Friday morning, he thought it was a joke.

The Commercial Games: How Commercialism is Overrunning the Olympics and Why It Matters

Robert Weissman | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business


Robert Weissman

Sports, of course, remain centerstage, but commercialism has overwhelmed whatever other values the Olympics hope to embody.