Limbaugh Exhibits Bravado While Continuing to Hemhorrage Sponsors
Rush Limbaugh is putting on a bombastic front as advertisers continue their exodus from his show in the wake of […]
Billionaire Koch Brothers File Lawsuit to Wrest Control of Cato Institute
Charles and David Koch — the billionaire industrialist brothers who already exert out-sized influence over American politics — are suing
U.S. Media Still Quiet on the Fallout from Fukushima
At the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant disaster, some American news outlets are still minimizing the seriousness
Advertising, Ethics
Carbonite Ends It’s Sponsorship of Rush Limbaugh Show
Dave Friend,the CEO of the online backup service Carbonite, announced today that he was pulling his advertising from the Rush
Advertisers Flush Rush Limbaugh
Advertisers are fleeing Rush Limbaugh’s show in droves after his over-the-top tirade of insults against third-year law student Sandra Fluke,
In-Your-Face Ad Leverages Smoker Frustration to Sell E-Cigarettes
The maker of the “blu” brand of electronic cigarette is hoping smokers will respond to a particularly aggressive ad campaign
Conservative Blogger Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43
Andrew Breitbart, the right wing blogger who operated the website BigGovernment.com and who became famous for posting sensationalistic “sting” videos
Economics, Education, Environment, Ethics
Prominent Capitalist Says Capitalism “Threatens our Existence”
Jeremy Grantham is a co-founder and chief investment strategist for GMO, a global investment firm that manages $97 billion in
The Noose Tightens Around Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire
An ongoing criminal investigation into media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World phone hacking scandal in Britain has unearthed
“Dr. Evil” Attacks the Humane Society — Again
A strange ad was broadcast during the Academy Awards that tried to stir up anger and mistrust against the Humane
Noted Sociology Professor to Discuss his Book, “Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion”
For Immediate Release – Monday, February 27, 2012 Contacts: Anne Landman, Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers (970) 216-9842 or Joel
Digital Billboard Companies Working Across U.S. to Ban Local Control
Last year, citizens of Rapid City, South Dakota — a town besieged by billboards — passed an initiative banning construction
Advertising, Marketing
Billboard Scans Faces of Passers-By, Shows Ads Only to Women
A digital billboard at a bus stop on London’s busy Oxford Street has a built-in HD camera that scans the
Colorado Governor Lies in Radio Ad Promoting Fracking
A radio ad playing in Colorado features Governor John Hickenlooper promoting the environmental safety of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the
Consumer advocacy, Economics, politics
The Current High Gas Price Scam
Sixty four percent of all contracts written for bulk oil purchases in the U.S. are made by companies that will
Switch to a Good-Faith Insurer
Everyone who buys insurance should visit the website Fight Bad-Faith Insurance Companies (FBIC), at BadFaithInsurance.org. FBIC lists insurers who chronically
Who Really Benefits from Voluntary Corporate Codes of Conduct?
Corporations, and even entire industries, publicly claim that they adopt voluntary codes of conduct out of caring and concern for