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Black Friday strikes back with ‘freedom to shop’

By Erik Curren | December 2, 2013

Blacklie Day 2013 screenshot

If you're rooting for humanity to survive much into the future, then you'll surely find yourself on the opposite side of the holiday shopping season from America's big retailers. If they're rooting for more sales, you may be rooting for consumers to buy less. People who care about climate change and peak oil want industry to stop trashing the planet. But industries that make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, Christmas, Occupy Wall Street, Pope Francis, Reverend Billy

The happy ending

By Staff Reports | March 13, 2013

Sandy Stops Our Shopping

Below we present the first chapter of The End of the World by Reverend Billy, leader of the Church of Stop Shopping. Sparing neither fire nor brimstone, the good Reverend preaches sinners in the hands of an angry Earth. He calls on humanity to change its evil ways before the final judgment, inspiring the congregation to a faith that, after Hurricane Sandy, will not allow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: Bill Talen, climate change, Occupy Wall Street, plutocracy, Reverend Billy

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