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"The Monday Eco-Hour": Interview with Lisa Mastny, November 28, 2011
November 28, 2011
In this one-hour interview, Lisa Mastny, Online Media and Communications DIrector at New Dream, talks about the organization's programs, the various challenges associated with a consumer society, and how we can move beyond an economy based on persistent growth.
Read MoreThe Examiner (Missouri): Top 10: Where to Get Rid of Your Old Stuff
November 26, 2011
The Center for a New American Dream promotes its Simplify the Holidays Challenge with suggestions including giving of your time instead of giving material things, having a white elephant party instead of the office gift exchange and giving children simple, creative gifts.
Read MoreSolutions Journal: Needed: The Solutions Generation
October 28, 2011
Many groups and communities around the world are involved in building a new vision of societal goals and the technical and institutional solutions necessary to achieve them, including the Center for a New American Dream.
Read MoreUSA Today: Marketing to Kids Gets More Savvy with New Technologies
August 15, 2011
Babies as young as 6 months old can form mental images of logos and mascots — and brand loyalties can be established as early as 2, says the watchdog group Center for a New American Dream.
Read MoreWashington Parent: Spring Cleaning – Decluttering Your Family's Schedule
June 9, 2011
Extracurricular activities are important and enriching, and so is family time. The goal is to balance the two and lead a less frenetic life.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Keeping Kids' Consumerism in Check
September 14, 2010
I began teaching my kids to stick to a budget when they reached middle school. Looking back, I should have started earlier.
Read MoreNew York Times: Grandma’s Gifts Need Extra Reindeer
December 23, 2009
FROM the moment his twins were born in 2006, Jason Oranzo, a graphic designer, began having a problem with his mother and his aunt: they couldn’t seem to stop buying gifts.
Read MoreTime Magazine: Why Big Shopping Bargains Are Bad News For America
November 27, 2009
The Center for the New American Dream, which promotes responsible consumption, is out in full force this holiday season, explaining how to give gifts that don't include buying things at the store (for example: coupons for free babysitting).
Read MoreNew York Times: Global Growth, American Thrift
September 24, 2009
Our problem is not a shortage of walk-in closets, cell phones or calories. We’re up against climate de-stabilization, and we can no longer deny that business-as-usual growth has brought us to the brink of catastrophe.
Read MoreNYT Reporter Asks Economists About the Future of Consumer Culture
September 3, 2009
A few days ago, New York Times reporter and Dot Earth blogger Andrew C. Revkin asked a handful of prominent economists what they thought about evidence showing a substantial and sustained cooling of consumer spending habits. In addition to Nobel laureate, Kenneth J. Arrow, a few others weighed in...
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