One Last Thought About the Holidays

Blog   |   by Hanaa   |   January 5, 2009

Publisher's Weekly: Consumer Groups Say 'NYT' Kids Supplement Should Be Ad-Free

Blog   |   by Sara Guaglione   |   December 28, 2017

A coalition of 10 consumer groups . . .  sent a letter last week to the Times criticizing the newspaper for targeting kids with marketing.

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.

Vance Packard: Unsung Leader of the Environmental Movement

Blog   |   by Addison Del Mastro   |   August 15, 2013

Packard wasn't the first to write against excessive consumption. But he was the first to coin the term by which we all know it today.

Faith Communities, the Environment, and Tales of Responsibility

Blog   |   by Kim   |   March 25, 2009

Office Space: Thinking Beyond the Lonely Cubicle

Blog   |   by Amy Curtis   |   July 25, 2011

Offices don't have to be isolating places that segregate and restrict.

Goldilocks, Cornucopias, and the American Diet

Blog   |   by Kim   |   October 29, 2009

Celebrate Independence: Find the Local Love

Blog   |   by Terra Wellington   |   July 3, 2012

Grassroots businesses are all about a sense of place and sharing. Isn’t this how it used to be? Or maybe, how we’d like it to be.

Welcome, Shara!

Blog   |   by New Dream   |   July 20, 2017

Shara Drew has joined New Dream as the new Program Director for our Kids & Commercialism work. 

6 Things You Should Be Thinking About This Earth Day, But May Not Be

Blog   |   by Wendy Philleo   |   April 12, 2012

This April 22, we can all take steps to reduce our environmental impact. But there are some other important topics that you may not be thinking about.

Question Consumption Stories Project

Campaigns   |   April 5, 2019

Ladies, Enough With the Self Loathing: Go Body Positive

Blog   |   by Krislyn Placide   |   July 23, 2012

It's nearly impossible to avoid being inundated by negative body messages. What matters is how we receive them.

Mindful Decluttering: Your Stuff, Their Stuff, Our Stuff

Blog   |   by Pam Holland   |   May 2, 2016

Decluttering expert Pam Holland believes that tackiing the excess stuff in our lives is key to improving well-being.

Avoiding the Trap of Holiday Consumerism

Blog   |   by Isaiah Johnson   |   December 7, 2018

New Dream Youth Fellow Isaiah Johnson details the true costs of holiday consumerism and outlines five things you can do to avoid its traps.

My Year of Buying Nothing New: 4-Month Update

Blog   |   by Julie Fathy   |   April 25, 2016

Colorado mom Julie Fathy has found joy in a different kind of life—one with less stuff.