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73Material wealth and spiritual poverty
by Melissa G
I was reading an article about Solzhenitsyn today, in John Mauldin's "Outside The Box" e-newsletter, and there were a couple of passages that resonated with me because they mirror thoughts I've been having... published 5 weeks ago
55Consume-our Couch-here
by ebenlarseliasjr
Over valuation of wealth under valuation of being is the end result of humanities exploration and eventual exploitation of technology. We care more about wearing our wealth than approachable body language and... published 13 hours ago
64“The Compact”: Reducing Consumption and Materialism
by Kathryn Vercillo
The Compact was originally a small group of consumers in the Bay Area who agreed that they weren't going to be consumers for an entire year. They formed a few years ago around the idea that new items other... published 18 months ago
52Donald Croft Brickner-19: The Great Leveling, Phase 1
by DCB
The guy interviewed on NPR this day said that once our "credit crunch" is resolved in America, people will race out and buy homes. He's wrong, as are economists who believe this. Rapidly increasing numbers of... published 3 months ago
52Thieves and Greed
by Patience Virtue
Living with a child with autism has taught me a lot about people, but mostly I've learned how profoundly broken we are. It is sometimes hard to see how selfish we are until someone very different comes along... published 3 months ago
57Who Do We Love and How Much are We Willing to Let Go
by pastorreachout
Once upon a troubled time, in an era of political focus, the clamor of or change in the leadership of a nation, the eyes of the influential turned toward the never-been-done. Now is the time for a black... published 3 months ago
48Looking to Sacrifice
by Patience Virtue
I wish I could help the poor more. According to international standards I am a wealthy person - not so much next to American standards. Yet even in America there are many who need and I want to help them... published 4 months ago
57Whatever happened to the Valley Girls?
by silverstar8
Do you remember the Valley Girls of the '80's? The term originally referred specifically to affluent young women living in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. The term morphed in the 1980's and... published 17 months ago
66The American Dream and The Price of Gas
by robie2
How life is changing in credit-card carrying,SUV-driving materialistic America and what lies ahead. published 4 months ago
59Clothing Joseph Andrews
by Schatzie Speaks
The Triviality of Class in Comparison With Humanity In Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews, the importance of fashion recurs throughout the novel. The author examines this concept, and finds that "High People"... published 6 months ago
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