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Fighting Off A Case Of "Affluenza"

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

When do we cross the line between striving and accumulating? 

In a consumer society, it can be hard indeed to resist the tidal forces driving us to buy bigger, better, and more.  Of ANYthing.  John De Graaf and his co-authors noted the trend in their books on "affluenza." 

The latest of them isAffluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us—and How to Fight Back.

John De Graaf joins us.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.