Category: Economy
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One Cent Record Clubs and Predatory Discovery
What’s the value of music when your life is falling apart? How did that “ten albums for a penny” deal really work? And could a kid’s mail-order music club from the 1980s have predicted today’s subscription trap? In the summer of 1983, I was a wreck. My grandfather pulled into a RadioShack parking lot and…
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Let’s Go Back to the Mall for a Better World!
Do Gen X and Gen Z long to return to the mall? Does the mall give a sense of space that is important to a civil society, democracy and engagement? Was I a mallrat? Hell yes! Fox Valley Mall Though I live near quite a few indoor malls, Fox Valley mall was my home away…
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Was It The Decade of Greed?
Photo By Kieran White of Manchester, England: Some Rights Reserved The 1980’s are often referred to as the “Decade of Greed”. Do you know what people spent more money on than cars? More than what they spent on gold watches? What opulent purchase exceeded what they spent on dining, travel, clubs and even consumer debt…
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Thanks for the tour through the bittersweet… Obviously, for everyone that trip back is going to be different even though…
Wow, this article is so well-written! I really enjoyed how you highlighted Tina’s race as a factor that prevented her…