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Steve McCallion, executive creative director at design and innovation consultancy Ziba Design, writes in Fast Company Design: America has mortgaged its future to maintain the symbols of personal freedom (the house, the car, the big screen TV) at the expense of real freedom. We owe China almost one trillion dollars; our public education system is [...]

Steve McCallion writes a remarkable series in Fast Company asking “Why has Memorial Day, like so many of our national holidays, been reduced to appliance sales, fast food specials, and vacation deals?” He starts with Reinventing Memorial Day: Beyond the Mattress Blowout Sale : In this era of convenience and instant gratification–when mobile screens hold [...]