by Gemma Harvey When pharmaceutical giant GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) recently announced that it will not be filing for patent protection for … More
Category: Consumption
Songs for Freedom, Not for Free
by Sandy Bonnington It has been a busy and exciting couple of months for hip-hop lovers, with the Tidal-exclusive release … More
Beyoncé’s Anthropology of Labour
by Rebecca Prentice Last Sunday, the headline screamed: “Exposed: Sweatshop ‘Slaves’ Earning Just 44p an Hour Making ‘Empowering’ Beyoncé Clobber.” … More
Food…Use It or Lose It?
by Sandy Bonnington Each year 7 million tonnes of food and drink are thrown away in households around the UK … More
Pin Money vs. Needle Money
by Rebecca Prentice The first time I heard about ‘pin money’ was years ago, in an interview Bonnie Raitt gave … More
A Defence of Fair Trade
by Gemma Harvey Fair trade aspires to even the terms of trade by paying producers (of tea, coffee, etc.) more … More
What if Music is a Gift (Not a Commodity)?
by Rebecca Prentice Ever since music consumption became ‘digital’ – free from the need for physical objects like vinyl records, … More
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