The Twilight of the Ethical Consumer
The Twilight of the Ethical Consumer
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Elizabeth L. Cline is a journalist and expert on consumer culture, fast fashion, sustainability, and labor rights in the fashion industry. She is the author of two books Overdressed and The Conscious Closet. This piece was originally published in Atmos in October 2020 and is the first in an ongoing collaboration highlighting stories that bring a critical lens to consumerism and its impact on our planet.
During the pandemic, like everyone else, I made promises to myself and tried to take up healthier habits. I started knitting, drawing, and journaling again. I traded in my reality TV addiction for Ken Burns documentaries. And, while others were learning to bake bread or garden, I decided to stop being an Ethical Consumer. One day, I needed new pajamas. Gap was selling two pairs for $40, so I bought them. I needed home office supplies, so I orde
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The Books We Read in 2020 SHARE
The Wall Street Journal asked people of some prominence to name the best books they read in 2020. So I asked my colleagues. Honestly, I like this list better. Of course, we all recommend the books Cato published this year. But we read more widely, and here are some of our favorites:
The Little House By Virginia Lee Burton - This children s story tracks our heroine a well-built, 19th-century country home enjoying the stars at night and the changing seasons as modern urban life creeps closer, surrounds her, and takes her land, her enjoyment of nature, and everything else. After skyscrapers have expropriated every inch of her once-peaceful hillside, a family finds the little pink house “sad and lonely” and, in contempt of modern permitting and historical preservation laws, manages to quickly load her onto a truck and return with her to the countryside. Perfect for ages 1-9.
Food groups tell real story of new book
A group of 18 national associations representing U.S. food production say a new book isn t telling the real story. We want to tell the story of the millions of people and their families who produce our food every day, said Mike John, Missouri c.
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A group of 18 national associations representing U.S. food production say a new book isn t telling the real story. We want to tell the story of the millions of people and their families who produce our food every day, said Mike John, Missouri cattle producer and president of the National Cattlemen s Beef Association.