Healthcare consumerism empowers patients, leading to a major healthcare system overhaul. This new reality empowers patients to become informed decision-makers, actively shaping their healthcare ...

It’s easy to want too many things. Consumerism, right in line with capitalism, is simply what the American economy thrives on. Although material fulfillment is often an American characteristic heavily ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how healthcare business and policy impact consumers. The long-predicted promise of consumer power in healthcare has ...

I’m waiting patiently in line at the fish counter of my local Whole Foods. Two customers ahead of me are standing at opposite ends of the counter, bridging the space between with friendly grocery ...

One of my favorite books is produced by Fendi. The Whispered is subtitled “a contemporary guide to the Italian handmaking ability” and includes the names and locations of some of Fendi’s favorite ...

California lawmakers recently approved two bills banning grocery and convenience stores statewide from offering customers reusable plastic bags. These bills are the next step in combating plastic ...

It's become a cliché to note that we in the modern world have gorged on an unprecedented abundance of stuff. Still, Frank Trentmann's new book on consumerism, The Empire of Things, begins with an ...