From Barnes & Noble to Amazon, the American public has shown an appetite for book consumption. In this fit of consumption, we have looked past one of America’s staple public resources, the library, letting the space of cultural exchange and community fade from our lives. Sarah Russo PO ’28 argues that we cannot afford to let our public resources go to waste, and the first step is changing our consumption patterns.
Tag: Consumerism
OPINION: The global supply chain is breaking down
The breakdown of global supply chains requires us to reevaluate our consumption choices, argues Willa Frank PO ’25.
OPINION: You don’t need to buy a new iPhone every year
Resist the social pressure to buy a new iPhone every year as it feeds into wasteful and consumerist behaviors, argues Mishaal Ijaz SC ’24.