This past Friday (November 23rd) was Buy Nothing Day. While I don’t think it’s effective at curbing spending, I do think that it has its place in the campaign to raise awareness about over-consumption. I can definitely enjoy and appreciate Reverend Billy and …

I. Background Across the globe, the growing dominance of trade has enveloped countries, both developed and developing, into asserting whatever advantages they might boast so as to remain globally competitive. This phenomenon is best described by the term ‘globalization’. While the uses of the term …