Right Wing Front Group Compass Colorado Uses New Unethical Tactic
The shady right-wing political front group Compass Colorado us using a new strategy against its opponents: filing frivolous ethics complaints […]
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Something Really Good in Grand Junction!
One of the best-kept secrets in Grand Junction, Colorado right now is a new doughnut shop that opened up just
Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Goes After Protest Website
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce hired a Denver law firm to write a letter threatening operators of the
FDA Drags Feet on Regulating Menthol in Cigarettes
It’s own Tobacco Products Advisory Scientific Committee (TPASC) concluded in 2011 that menthol cigarettes increase hazards to human health, but
Legal Marijuana and Big Tobacco
Recreational use of marijuana is now legal in Colorado and Washington state. People can possess up to an ounce of
NYC Parking Company Appeals to Atheists
Atheists are apparently a significant enough part of the community in New York City that a parking company saw fit
Philip Morris’ Secret “Ninja Program” (1991)
In this 1991 outline, Karen Daragan, Administrator of Media Affairs for Philip Morris USA, describes PM’s secret “Ninja Program,” in which
Anti-Tobacco Activist Patrick Reynolds’ Epic Fail
On November 2, 1995 prominent anti-tobacco activist Patrick Cleveland Reynolds, the grandson of Richard Joshua Reynolds, Jr. (founder of the R.J.
Atheist Shoe Company Documents USPS Delivery Bias
Kickstarter, a crowd-source funding platform for creative projects, helped raise $60,000 for a group of atheist shoe makers to start
Kroger-Owned City Market’s Fake “Your Health Matters” Ad Campaign
Recently City Market grocery stores, a chain owned by Kroger Company, started running billboards in Grand Junction, Colorado that say
How Cigarettes Get Into Movies
A 412-page “movie memo” from UPP Entertainment Marketing in North Hollywood, California, dated 1990, lists feature films into which American
Philip Morris’ “Qualitative Image Study Saudi Arabia”
This 1993 Philip Morris marketing research report evaluates Marlboro advertising to find ways to make the imagery more appealing to young Saudi
Gun Maker Freaks Out, Retaliates Against Colorado Gun Safety Bill
Magpul Industries of Erie, Colorado, which makes and sells high-capacity ammunition magazines, has declared war on Colorado over a gun
Tea Party Links to Tobacco Industry Uncovered
Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that arose spontaneously in 2009 as the media has led people to believe,
American Heart Association Helps Walgreens Profit from Cigarettes
This month, Walgreens’ webpage cheerfully chirps “Celebrate Heart Health Month” as it promotes its long-standing fundraising partnership with the American Heart Association.
The NFL: A Disability Factory for Young Men
As of January 23, 2013, the National Football League (NFL) is facing 199 lawsuits filed by a total of more
R.J. Reynolds’ Doral Trucker Program: Get a Free Smokin’ Joe Condom
In 1996, R.J. Reynolds noted that the smoking incidence among professional truck drivers was a whopping 76%, and sought to capitalize
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R.J. Reynolds Brainstorming Document Targets Younger Smokers
A 7-page, 1985 brainstorming document from the R.J. Reynolds collection lists ideas about how to market RJR’s flagship brand Camel