Community in Action Challenge – with our guided steps and resources, you can become a community changemaker!

Resources   |   May 22, 2018

Through our Community in Action Challenge, we offer a series of steps that you can take to help you strengthen your communities and better love your neighbors. Some steps take a few minutes, some a few weeks—you choose what works best for you! 

5 Reasons to Celebrate Buy Nothing Day

Blog   |   by Wen Lee   |   November 17, 2011

All around the world, people will be celebrating Buy Nothing Day to take a stand against rampant consumerism and reclaim the holidays.

Happiness and the New Simplicity: The Living Room Revolution of Community

Blog   |   by Cecile Andrews   |   July 23, 2013

Cecile Andrews explains how the cure to so many of our problems, particularly consumerism, is more community.

Parenting

Topics   |   June 26, 2017

Resources

Resources Landing Page   |   February 28, 2018

New Dream Evolves: The Future Beyond Overconsumption

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   June 13, 2018

New Dream is ramping up our collaboration with young people to engage them more directly in our efforts to tackle excess consumerism, build community, and improve overall well-being.

In Commerce We Trust?

Blog   |   by Kelly Garriott Waite   |   July 1, 2013

Author Kelly Garriott Waite reflects on the need to reclaim trust and community in today's culture of big-box stores and hyper-consumerism.

The New Dream Blog

Lists   |   May 31, 2017

Great Summer Reads: Recommendations from New Dream's Board

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   June 18, 2013

We asked our Board members for their favorite recent books on consumerism, community, and more. Check out their diverse and inspiring picks.

New Dream Staff Picks: Books We Love

Blog   |   by Lisa Mastny   |   April 11, 2012

New Dream staff share their picks for the most inspirational books they've read on topics of consumerism, parenting, and work-life balance.

What Is the American Dream? Dueling Dualities in the American Tradition

Blog   |   by James Gustave Speth   |   June 27, 2011

The story of the pursuit of happiness in America is a story of its close alliance with capitalism and consumerism. But is there another option?

Happiness & Well-being

Topics   |   June 26, 2017

POLL: New American Dream Poll 2014

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   June 29, 2014

What does the “American Dream” mean today? How—and how successfully—are Americans achieving this dream? How has the concept of the “American Dream” shifted over the past 10 years? These questions are at the heart of New Dream's 2014 national survey.

Kids & Commercialism

Campaigns   |   May 31, 2017

What Can a Satire from the 1950s Tell Us About Holiday Commercialism?

Blog   |   by Addison Del Mastro   |   December 10, 2014

Did a holiday short story from 1956 predict today's rampant commercialism?