When Poisons Curdle

We live in a society where market values spread without limit, in which we are branding and selling ourselves along with everything else, including public office. How do we stop it?

Climate change is a collective problem demanding collective action the likes of which humanity has never actually accomplished.

The cultural critic says the deep state is symptomatic of a neoliberal revolution, where misguided economics drive politics and the welfare state is gutted.

Annie Leonard, director of The Story of Stuff, says reusable water bottles and canvas shopping bags are not enough.

In this Moyers Moment from 2007, political theorist Benjamin Barber describes the holiday tradition of getting consumers to buy things they don't want or need.

With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, Demos looks at how increasing wages in the retail sector would improve the overall economy.

In an excerpt from his book, Ross Douthat says preacher Joel Osteen embodies "the refashioning of Christianity to suit an age of abundance."

How better educated consumers are the key to building a more sustainable economy.

Artist Chris Jordan explores feelings about consumerism with his incredible garbage photographs that attempt to quantify how much stuff Americans throw away each minute.