Facebook Shuns Women in Advance of IPO
Fifty-eight percent of Facebook users are women, and women account for over 70 percent of daily fan activity on the […]
Ethics
Republicans Circumvent Democracy in Michigan
A judge has ruled that Republicans in control Michigan’s House of Representatives have been violating their state’s constitution by failing
Philip Morris Exec: Public Health Authorities are “Muesli-Eating, Stool-Watching Joggers”
In a January, 1988 speech to Philip Morris’ (PM) Australian sales force titled “The Challenge of Change,” John Dollisson, then
Wave of Aggressive Parenting Linked to “Baby on Board” Car Signs
A traditional Easter egg hunt in Colorado Springs was canceled due to large numbers of aggressive parents who insisted on
Ethics, Health, Media, Tobacco
Philip Morris: “Get sick children on Oprah”
In 1993, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially listed secondhand tobacco smoke as a Group A Human Carcinogen, the
Ethics, Safety, Secrecy
Justice for Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr.
By now millions of people know about of the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida. Far fewer, though, know
Ethics, Health, Media
President Obama’s Defense of Planned Parenthood Draws Little Notice
Republican attacks on Planned Parenthood have drawn a lot of media attention in recent months, but a video message from
CVS Drug Stores Tout Healthy Image While Profiting from Disease & Death
For 103 days now, Terence Gerace, Ph.D. has stood outside CVS pharmacies in Washington, D.C. protesting their sales of a
Vodka Ad Jokes About Sexual Assault, Gets Yanked
The makers of Belvedere Vodka yanked a controversial ad that appeared to joke about rape. The ad showed a horrified
Corporations, Ethics, Health, Marketing
A Grassroots Effort to Track the Side Effects of Prescription Drugs
A new word has entered the lexicon: “Pharmageddon.” Wiktionary defines it as “a dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals
DirecTV’s Disappearing-Channels Scam
Thinking of subscribing to DirecTV? Think again. DirecTV pulls a fast one on subscribers to push them into more expensive
Ethics, Secrecy, Tobacco
Cigarette Exec: How to Make People Think OJ Causes Cancer?
Editor’s note: In this blog, I will occasionally summarize lesser-known but highly important tobacco industry documents that should be part
Ethics, politics
Santorum: Puerto Ricans Need to Comply with Imaginary Federal “English Only” Law
Rick Santorum told the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia that Congress would require English to “be universal here on
Consumer advocacy, Ethics, Food, Health, Marketing
Pink Slime Manufacturer Starts New Website, “PinkSlimeIsAMyth.com”; USDA Backs off Pushing Pink Slime in Schools
Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), the manufacturer of pink slime, has started a new website, PinkSlimeIsAMyth.com, to battle the growing tide
Secretive Republican Attack Group “Compass Colorado” Runs Anti-Obama Ads
Billboards have just gone up across Grand Junction featuring Obama’s iconic campaign logo. At first glance — and that’s about
Corruption, Economics, Ethics
Goldman Exec Resigns, Blows Whistle on Company’s Loss of Morals
If you read just one thing today, it should be the remarkable open resignation letter of Goldman Sachs’ executive Greg
Know Your Slime
A photo that has been published recently alongside articles on “pink slime” — the highly-processed, barely-beef byproduct ABC News revealed
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