Warning: These are very random and lead me on a rather sporadic rabbit trail.
Consumerism . . . “tilts the contest between public and private, guaranteeing that the private ‘me’ will trump rival public goods, and that the consumer ‘me’ that dwells even more schizophrenically within each of us will triumph over the would-be citizen ‘we’ [...]

Think of the history of the United States as a play in four acts. In the first act, America is a puppet nation, its early settlers controlled from afar by their British masters. In the second act, the Americans rise up. A great revolution brings power to the people and they set up a new, [...]

I thought I might revisit the idea of Corporate Responsibility Mondays. But instead of focusing on a specific company - which we can dismiss if we don’t typically buy from them - I’ll take a look at the general industry and economic model that globalization and colonialism has built for us. And for which we [...]

So I’ve been thinking about what “true-costs” are in our economy.
For example. Say you go buy a widget for $10. That’s factoring in what should be the standard 30-40% mark-up. So $6 to make the widget. And $4 of profit.
But here’s the hang-up. There are a great many companies (not all) that rely on cheap [...]

This was a fun eye-opening little quiz. It’s called the Ecological Footprint Quiz. My new friends over at People Not Profit have posted some new thoughts on consumption. This is sort of what I was referring to when I talked about struggling with my “profession” and job that I do as a graphic designer.
Anyway, they [...]

I was reading this morning in Radical Compassion where the point was made that the economy should always be directed in such a way that the poor and the “least of these” should be the primary focus. Or at least should be the first “group” to get taken care of before other “groups”.
I know I’ve [...]

“In this more dialectical spirit, children may be said to be playful (playfulness without purpose), young adults earnest (purposefulness without play), while fully mature adults can achieve that disciplining of playfulness by purpose that we associate with artistry. Children are innocent by virtue of their ignorance, young adults knowledgeable and informed without necessarily being wise [...]

You should check these folks out, People Not Profit. I got a shirt last week and it’s my new favorite. I’ve been thinking and toying with starting a little side project and doing some t-shirt designs periodically. To that effect I’ve opened up a store-front on Etsy.
If you’re not familiar with Etsy, you should check [...]