Jerry Mander, a longtime Bolinas resident who used Madison Avenue’s tools to ameliorate the consequences of capitalism, died of cancer and kidney disease on April 11 in Hawaii. He was 86 years old.
A passionate advocate for the environment, Indigenous people, women’s rights and ordinary working folk, Jerry was a prolific author and progressive America’s favorite ad man.
A fierce critic of technology and economic globalization, Jerry authored or edited nine books, including…