THE ITHACAN

Commentary: Green consumption alone will not save the Earth

By Jake Brenner • February 22, 2023

Do you recall the first time you were identified as a “consumer?” I was labeled a consumer in fifth grade by my social studies textbook.

Rampant consumerism harms all classes

By Zachary Myles, Staff Writer • April 10, 2019

Here, the luxury items act as the medium through which human value is assessed.

Made Up

By Rebecca Billings • March 25, 2013

I’ve been talking a lot about makeup lately. And not in the Seventeen-esque “what color eye shadow will match my nail polish and skin tone while still making it look like I don’t have any eye shadow on” kind of way. The conversations I’ve been having—with my boyfriend, with other feminists, with my little sister—have…

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