Search for "Culture"
Artist Critiques Social Norms and Our Consumer Culture
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | September 26, 2011
Undermining the status quo with provocative artwork and a healthy dose of wit and humor.
Copia: Snapshots of Consumer Culture
Blog | by Wen Lee | September 7, 2011
How much do we shop? And what is it doing to us? Photographer Brian Ulrich explores these questions in a new series.
Voluntary Simplicity: Reimagining the Good Life Beyond Consumer Culture
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | July 22, 2011
A new analysis of "voluntary simplicity" dispels some common criticisms that it is an escapist, hippie, or leisure-expansion movement.
GUIDE: Kids Unbranded: Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture
Resources | by New Dream | October 21, 2015
Our updated guide provides insight into the excessive advertising that children face today, as well as practical tools to help parents and caregivers push back.
Who’s Telling the Story? Consumer Culture and America’s Rural Communities
Blog | by Kate Parker | November 21, 2019
The commodification of rural life is happening across the country, from factory farming to agritourism. What are the costs of these changes and how can they support the people and communities that make a place what it is?
VIDEO: The High Price of Materialism – how our culture of consumerism undermines our well-being (5 min.)
Videos | January 5, 2018
In this short animation, psychologist Tim Kasser discusses how America's culture of consumerism undermines our well-being.
Art as Resolution
Blog | by Eleanor Cleverly | January 14, 2014
With the launch of a new year, consider making art your resolution.
Community-Supported Art: The New CSAs
Blog | by Eleanor Cleverly | November 20, 2013
Is community-supported art the next big thing in supporting local artists?
6 Ways to Resist Kid-Targeted Advertising (and Save the Planet!)
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | December 30, 2015
Today’s consumer culture encourages materialistic values. Learn ways to fight back!
Consumed: Inside the Belly of the Beast
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | August 3, 2011
A new film explores the "unhealthy dose of pathos" that links us to our consumer culture.
How Play Paves the Way for Young Leaders
Blog | by Aislinn Pluta | March 17, 2015
"PopUpPlay" helps youth and adults alike nurture their curiosity, and play.
ACTION KIT: Kids Unbranded – tips for pushing back against excessive advertising at home
Resources | by New Dream | July 14, 2015
Raising kids in today’s noisy, fast-paced culture can be difficult. Our Kids Unbranded Action Kit can help you navigate through the noise with practical, commercial-free alternatives.
Let's Pollute!
Blog | by Erik Assadourian | May 9, 2011
Oscar-nominated "Let's Pollute!" spoofs a 1950s-style educational film, giving us information and advice on how to be better polluters. Through this clever reversal, the film holds a fire to our destructive consumer culture.
Community Supported Art Picks Up Steam
Blog | by Aislinn Pluta | February 15, 2015
The Community Supported Art movement continues to grow. Read some tips on how to start your own "CSA."
Replacing the Value of "More" with "Enough
Blog | by Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill | October 11, 2013
How can we overcome the dominance of consumer culture in America? Here are some ideas for getting the transition under way.