Research & Papers:

  1. The ideology of the ethical consumption gap (Michal Jemma Carrington et al.)
  2. Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism (James G. Carrier)
  3. Ethical Consumerism, Democratic Values, and Justice (Brian Berkey)

Newspapers & Media:

  1. Value vs. Values: The Myth of the Ethical Consumer (Policy Innovations)
  2. “Ethical Consumption” Used to Mean Something More Than Feeling Smug About Your Purchases (Jacobin)
  3. Why there is no “ethical consumption” under capitalism (Communist Revolution)
  4. Ecosocialism and consumerism (Climate & Capitalism)
  5. Individuals can’t solve the climate crisis. Governments need to step up (The Guardian)
  6. Marxism and Consumer Culture (New Labor Forum)
  7. Ethical Consumption in the Socialist Imaginary (Hampton Institute)

Videos & Podcasts:

  1. Fundamentals of Marx: Commodity Fetishism (The Marxist Project)
  2. RSA ANIMATE: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce (RSA Animate)
  3. The Euthanasia of Tolerant Reason (Slavoj Žižek)
  4. Zizek on Commodity Fetishism, Ideology, and Belief (Zizek)
  5. Why There's No Such Thing As An Ethical Business Under Capitalism (Second Thought)
  6. What is Commodity Fetishism? | Socialism 101 (Marxism Today)

Books: