Terry Hathaway

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    Despite Trump’s divisive rhetoric, the progressive cause is not a hopeless one

Despite Trump’s divisive rhetoric, the progressive cause is not a hopeless one

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Given Trump’s divisive rhetoric during the presidential election, many have expressed concern and fear about the course of international politics, American domestic affairs and US culture. Though acknowledging the serious danger to the status quo that President-Elect Trump poses, Terry Hathaway posits that we should be hopeful and not put too much stock in his campaign rhetoric; in addition, he notes […]

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    The revolution will not be bought: Ethical consumption is seductive but dangerous to the values ethical consumers seek to promote

The revolution will not be bought: Ethical consumption is seductive but dangerous to the values ethical consumers seek to promote

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Ethical consumption assumes making purchasing choices is akin to voting, and that the consumer can remake the market in line with their views by consistently exercising this vote. Terry Hathaway argues that this assumption is flawed because purchasing as voting is a weak feedback mechanism at best and there are other actors who are able to influence the system.

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