Helpful analysis (both this column and many of the below comments, which I didn’t read yesterday due to baking pupcakes for my boy’s first birthday).
Corporate donations are only part of the problem. The Uber rich (like Ron Weiser in MI) who crave access and visibility are even worse and how to boycott them?
I agree with the commenter w…
Helpful analysis (both this column and many of the below comments, which I didn’t read yesterday due to baking pupcakes for my boy’s first birthday).
Corporate donations are only part of the problem. The Uber rich (like Ron Weiser in MI) who crave access and visibility are even worse and how to boycott them?
I agree with the commenter who notes that US capitalism, with multiple anticompetitive breaks for the worst offenders (whether climate, labor practices, or political/lobbying) is a pale imitation of a free fair transactional economy. Let’s all remember this as we celebrate commercial Xmas (if we do) - emphasize local, handmade and experiential gifts and remember those for whom a hot meal is a real luxury.
(I’ll be sharing this column with my sole MI news media contact of course.)
Helpful analysis (both this column and many of the below comments, which I didn’t read yesterday due to baking pupcakes for my boy’s first birthday).
Corporate donations are only part of the problem. The Uber rich (like Ron Weiser in MI) who crave access and visibility are even worse and how to boycott them?
I agree with the commenter who notes that US capitalism, with multiple anticompetitive breaks for the worst offenders (whether climate, labor practices, or political/lobbying) is a pale imitation of a free fair transactional economy. Let’s all remember this as we celebrate commercial Xmas (if we do) - emphasize local, handmade and experiential gifts and remember those for whom a hot meal is a real luxury.
(I’ll be sharing this column with my sole MI news media contact of course.)