Capitalism Has Hijacked Christmas for Profit. We Need to Reclaim Its Humanitarian Origins.

In this video essay, I look at why we need a war on capitalist Christmas. Specifically, I look at the history of how capitalism stole Christmas, and how we might be able to steal it back. Christmas wasn't always a holiday of private gift-giving, it used to be based in public revelry and the reversal of power. Capitalism has... read more
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