WILL CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SAVE US?AS "BLACK FRIDAY NEARS,NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY THAT ISN'T
By Danny Schechter
Author of "The Crime Of Our Time
Funny how, back in 1929, we had Black Thursday and then Black Friday as the market crashed, plunging the country into a depression. Now we have every retailer in every mall in America on their knees praying for a prosperous black Friday this week.
Here's the scenario as Thanksgiving rolls around.
TV advertising spikes. Local TV channels start hyping the action at the local malls announcing plans to "go live without mentioning that they are doing it to attract more advertising,or as part of the deal they already have with sponsors.
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