Tag Archives: Wal-Mart

Feeding the consumerbots a holiday meal of pepper spray

By Mark | November 25, 2011

Last night, I wrote something here on the site about the various Black Friday-related Occupy actions planned for today. At the time, it occurred to me that, if protesters really wanted to convey to people what’s at stake at this moment in American history, as they wait all night outside of stores like Best Buy, […]

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Best Buy, big box retail, Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, consumerism, food products, FOX News, John Pike, Megyn Kelly, Occupy Christmas, pepper spray, pepper spray as a food product, protests, Retail, Shop Local for the Holidays | 7 Comments

Use of food stamps, sale of luxury goods – on the rise

By Mark | August 4, 2011

I read some terrible news today. According to new data released by the IRS, it looks like the incomes of non-wealthy Americans fell dramatically in 2009, “with total income down 15.2 percent in real terms since 2007.” It wasn’t all bad news today, though. It was also reported that the sale of high-end luxury goods […]