ICYMI – in case you missed it! August 2024 Liz Allen posted a link to an article on underconsumption from the New York Times and asked: Is this a re-branding of a cyclical trend that pops up every decade or so in response to economic anxiety? Or is it about being tired of seeing a … Read more
Discussion on SCORAI Listserv March 2023 Maurie Cohen Has anyone been paying attention to how car-free lifestyles have become a subject for contestation in the culture wars in the US and UK over the past few weeks? Two articles about an event that took place in Oxford last month: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/world/europe/15-minute-city-conspiracy.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-02/how-did-the-15-minute-city-get-tangled-up-in-a-far-right-conspiracy (The articles report on a … Read more