consumerism
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Formative albums like “This Is A Long Drive...” and 1997’s “The Lonesome Crowded West” explored themes of endless travel and isolation amid American rural landscapes, as well as corporate greed and consumerism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
For Caballero, he says the arts have provided an escape that he “needed in order to survive and not feel weighed down by American consumerism, by poverty and by feeling trapped.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He has dismissed encouraging American-style consumerism and warned subordinates against raising a generation of “lazy people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Still, Lu said he doesn’t believe sustainable businesses — and a more conscientious consumerism — are dead.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Marketers have had to adjust their strategies in this fluid world of consumerism.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Vocabulary lists containing consumerism
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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Content Summary 5.5: Imperial Expansion in the Late 19th Century
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