Tag Archives: Shopping Centers

Danny Schechter : Malls Are Temples of Debt for the ‘Sheeple’

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Durban, South Africa’s giant Gateway Mall is a “theater of shopping.” Image from JoeTourist. For the ‘sheeple’:Malls are temples of consumer debt The mall is for the modern economy what the factory was for the old one, until consumption trumped … Continue reading →

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Shhhh! Don’t Tell! : The Couple Who Lived in a Mall

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto at their secret diggs at Providence Place mall in Providence, R.I. Photo by Stephanie Ewens.After Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto found their skyline blighted by a colossal mall, they protested it in an unusual way … Continue reading →

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