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Commercialism

Wal-Mart Stampede: And So This is Christmas

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Christmas, Financial Crisis, Commercialism, Retail Sales, Materialism, Shopping, Black Friday, Wal-Mart Stampede, Style News
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.

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

Robert Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Junk Food, Nike, Sudan, Olympics, Speedo Lzr Racer, Commercialism, Adidas, Sweatshops, Business News
Robert Weissman

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

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