The Campaign Glass Is 95 Percent Empty
by Donella Meadows
— October 26, 2000 —
In the spirit of celebrating good news wherever it appears, I would like to point out one excellent development in the presidential campaign. The candidates have flailed at each other so much about numbers — how much of that tax cut really goes to the top one percent? how much surplus is there really? [...]
Kalle Lasn is Mad As Heck and Isn’t Going To Take It Anymore
by Donella Meadows
— May 11, 2000 —
Maybe you’ve seen Adbusters magazine or the Adbusters website with their take-offs on common ads. “Joe Chemo,” the popular Joe Camel, sits sad, sick, and bald in a hospital bed. A sports utility vehicle surges through the wilderness under the slogan: NATURE — IT’LL GROW BACK. A slumped over vodka bottle proclaims ABSOLUTE IMPOTENCE.
It [...]
Join In Nonviolent Resistance to a World Takeover Plot
by Donella Meadows
— January 14, 1999 —
I’m not in the habit of reading the annual report of the Coca-Cola Company, so I thank Adbusters magazine for bringing to my attention Coke’s insidious scheme to take over the world.
“One Billion Down,” says the cover of the company’s 1997 report. The first page says “47 Billion to Go.” The second page clarifies [...]
Mad About Ads
By Donella Meadows
–November 26, 1998–
This month the Center for a New American Dream (www.newdream.org) is running an e-mail discussion about commercialism in our lives. I have never seen such a hopping-mad bunch of messages. Rather than persuading us, the advertising industry seems to be infuriating us.
Here are a few snippets:
“What annoys me most is billboard advertising, which takes away common [...]
We Can All Hardly Wait for Electricity Deregulation
By Donella Meadows
–September 3, 1998–
This week 18 New England power plants were sold to Pacific Gas & Electric of San Francisco. The small notice on page A4 of the paper, says, “The sale solidifies [PG&E’s] position as a major player in the region’s newly deregulated power industry.”
You jumped up and down for joy, right?
This week four candidates for New Hampshire [...]
