Policies that Perpetuate Inequality
The video below may or may not be news to some of you, but the American political and economic system is on a path headed in the wrong direction. Why aren’t we the greatest country in the world? What happened
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NPR Series – My American Dream Sounds Like
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/09/11/157673079/my-american-dream-sounds-like-the-jackson-5 Jackson 5 – I Want You Back: “Both pristine and debased, it is too good to be true.” http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/08/21/159534467/my-american-dream-sounds-like-black-star?ft=1&f=153503213...
What Would It Look Like If Corporations Used Honest Logos?
“Religion of Apple” “Wider McDonald’s” “Oily BP” Check out more satirical art at http://www.maentis.com/ under “Universal Unbranding” By Arista Burwell-Chen
How to Kill a Zombie: Strategizing the End to Neoliberalism
In an article published in 2013, author Mark Fisher attempts to describe the way in which neoliberalism was created as the antithesis of socialism and state bureaucracy. However, over the course of the
Tips for Increasing Your Personal Happiness
How important is happiness to YOU? Here are several suggestions for increasing your personal happiness which range from practicing compassion to sleeping more and working less: Personal Happiness Handbook – 25 actions along 10 domains of gross national...
How “Greening” Your Business Can Build Your Brand
In the entrepreneurial world, it may seem difficult to nearly impossible to differentiate yourself from the big businesses that control our nation. But as corporate responsibility and sustainability
Let’s Talk About Raising The Minimum Wage…
Arista Burwell-Chen If you are unfamiliar with the minimum wage debate, here are two fairly unbiased discussions of the proposed wage increase. The first is a video from John Green, who discusses the
And The 6 Giants Who Control 90% of U.S. Media Are…
And The 6 Giants Who Control 90% of U.S. Media Are… -Arista Burwell-Chen
The Imagined Reality of the 1 Percent
Arista Burwell-Chen Recently, Imara Jones wrote an article for ColorLines detailing just how out of touch with reality the top 1 percent of Americans are. He writes, “The massive accumulation of wealth
Neoliberalism and the Media
How would a person describe the time in which we live? Typically, this era in human development is referred to as a time of globalization. However, without the communications technology that came about