Created 4/2/08
Shoppers Bite Back.
Why are you doing a blog about consumerism? Aren't blogs about Hillary Clinton being a lesbian and Tara Reid drunkenly shoving firecrackers up her nose?
Because it's not being done anywhere else, at least certainly not with a good sense of humor. Because in this age of a renewed crisis of the… (more) commons where companies use intimidation tactics to silence criticism, it's important for an independent voice to provide that critique. Because we can get stories out fast. Other entities can worry about getting the news out perfect, we can get it out first. When it comes to the money you've earned, slaving away in your workaday, work-a-dollar, you might not want to wait around for someone to decide if you're ready for the news. (less)
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