Tobacco Companies Work in Secret to Defeat California’s Proposition 29
A pitched battle is on over California’s Proposition 29, a measure on the statewide ballot to raise the cigarette tax […]
Front groups
Compass Colorado Links Obama and U.S. Energy Policy to Iranian Dictator
The Republican front group Compass Colorado is running billboards across the state that link President Obama with Iranian President Mahmoud
Memo Exposes Huge PR Campaign to Attack Wind and Solar Industries
A group of energy industry-affiliated, right-wing groups is readying a massive PR plan to try and turn American public opinion
Heartland Institute Likens People Who Believe in Climate Change to Mass Murderers
The Heartland Institute put up an inflammatory billboard along a major highway Illinois that compared belief in global warming to
ALEC: Big Tobacco’s “Third-Party” Ally
Tobacco industry documents reveal that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has abetted the failure of state legislatures to take
Advertising, Economics, Ethics, Front groups, Health, Lobbying, Media, politics, Tobacco
Female, African-American Doctor Backs Tobacco Industry in New Ad
The tobacco industry’s front group, “Californians Against Out-of-Control Taxes and Spending,” is spending millions to run a 30-second TV ad
Corporations, Corruption, Ethics, Front groups, Grassroots advocacy, Lobbying, politics
ALEC Fingered for Lobbying
A front page article in the New York Times on April 21, 2012 exposes the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Federal Court Says Groups Can’t Keep Campaign Donors Secret
A District Court in Washington, D.C, ruled (pdf) earlier this month that it is illegal for groups to keep secret
Pain at the Pump Funds Huge Pay Raises for Energy Executives
Gasbuddy.com, the website that logs gas prices across the U.S., has a big blue banner ad at the top of
Transnational Tobacco Companies Target Poor Countries
A new study reveals PR strategies transnational tobacco companies use behind the scenes to derail, delay and undermine public health
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
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
“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