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His campaign turned the defining image into a souvenir. It’s unclear who actually owns it, Alex Woodward reports

Both sides are trying to profit from reducing this moment to a whole lotta merch.

At the 89th annual North Carolina Delta Kappa Gamma Convention, Gamma Chi Chapter was represented by President Dr. Sylvia Alston, First Vice President Sheila Robertson, Corresponding Secretary Evelyn Hall, Treasurer

A cancer diagnosis reveals how pervasive consumerism has become, infecting even the stuff meant to heal us.

Photo provided by University of Chicago Press It’s a common dilemma, and one that’s deeply woven into the fabric of American history, says Rutgers University–Camden researcher Wendy Woloson. “Many people are surprised to learn that accumulating so much cheap stuff isn’t a modern problem, a condition of contemporary life,” explains the associate professor of history. “Rather, it dates back much further; to at least the early 19th century in America, if not earlier.” Woloson, whose research specializes in the history of consumer culture and capitalism in America, explores the co...