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Sunday, December 22, 2024

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Bubble Bourgeoisie Learns To ‘Do-It-Yourself’

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BY FROMA HARROP “Doing it yourself these days?” asks the Depression-era ad for bleach. It shows pampered hands wading in a tub full of laundry. There’s more doing-it-yourself in this Great Recession, as well. The economic downturn has stripped the bubble bourgeoisie of the funds required to employ an army of house cleaners, nannies, personal […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.