The back-to-back shocks of a deadly virus, lockdowns and civil unrest have a growing number of Americans reevaluating not just their life priorities, but also how — or even, if — they’ll spend their money.
Good.Must.Grow, a Los Angeles-based firm, said its Conscious Consumer Spending Index, which tracks expected purchases of socially responsible brands, suddenly rebounded after trending down since 2017, jumping 15% in May from the previous study in November. Asked what criteria would influence their post-pandemic spending, almost 70% of respondents cited a company’s ability to make a positive impact on society and the environment. The firm polled more than 1,000 Americans.
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The Axis won just about everything — except the Battle of Britain, El Alamein and Midway — through July, 1942. Here's a partial list of their top hits: The Nazis flattened Poland, then the Netherlands, Belgium and France. They took Norway and Denmark. They had to save Italy's bacon in Greece, and moved into Yugoslavia
Women can vote now and work in areas that before where considered only for men. African-Americans can now go to same schools as white people and eat at the same restaurants