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The Last Boom-Bust Cycle

Micah M. White — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:52:44 -0600

Can our planet sustain an economic recovery?

Daring Activist Tackles Pollution

Micah M. White — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:22:20 -0600

How one activist cut UK’s carbon output by 2%.

Let Them Fail

Micah M. White — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:20:30 -0600

Saving the banks is not the only option.

Alms For Culturejammers

Micah M. White — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:10:24 -0600

How do we prepare for the economic effects of our anti-consumption message?

Billboard Liberation Front Hits Wachovia

Micah M. White — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:28:55 -0600

The Billboard Liberation Front has partnered with Wachovia to release a daring advertising campaign.

Blackspot Radio

Micah M. White — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:04:14 -0500

RadioParadise.com goes beyond being non-corporate: they are explicitly anti-corporate.

Relocalize Community

Micah M. White — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:41:01 -0500

The call for a General Consumption Strike has prompted readers to ask: can the world function without consumption?

Consumer Society Is Made To Break

Micah M. White — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:12:06 -0500

In 1932, Bernard London wrote, “Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence”, in which he blamed the Great Depression on consumers who use "their old cars, their old radios and their old clothing much longer than statisticians had expected”.

Consumption Strike Grows

Micah M. White — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:34:52 -0500

Retail sales declined sharply in September as the General Consumption Strike gains mass participation in the United States.

Blackspot Money

Micah M. White — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:47:22 -0500

What would a Blackspot Currency look like? Would it be time-based? Would it be international or purely local?