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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