New Orleans Any “protest” that has too many names is bound to be questionable, and that seems the case with some of the efforts to direct consumer consumption along political paths. Among the assortment I saw recently in a piece by Anand Giridharadas in the Times: “boycotting,” ethical consumerism, moral economics, latte activism, critical consumption, …
Month: November 2009
Election Lessons on the Hudson
New Orleans It’s a small sample, but the Virginia bellwether and the deeply blue state New Jersey went hard Republican and in Jersey tossed a Democratic governor looking for a second shot. Across the river, New York City voters surprised the chattering political classes by almost moving Mayor Bloomberg to his next career as a …
Working Sick
New Orleans Interesting piece in the Times today by Steven Greenhouse pointing out the obvious: our national inability to provide paid sick days jeopardizes the health of our entire population and puts American citizens at risk of pandemics. Corporate America seems to be tripping over its communications message everywhere they turn. They don’t want dilute …