The Breakthrough Institute: Quote of the day

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Quote of the day - 9/10/08

"There also seems to be some kind of psychological compensation mechanism at work among corporate and Hollywood elites: that it's OK to be a runaway consumer so long as you theatrically denounce consumption."

Gregg Easterbrook, in his review of Thomas Friedman's new book, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America"

Posted by Breakthrough Fellow on September 10, 2008 5:00 PM