Court Orders Tobacco Companies to Run Ads Saying They Lied
A U.S. District Court has ordered American tobacco companies to start running ads in which they must openly admit they lied to […]
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Have People Had Enough of Food Chemicals and Additives?
People who cringe at the weird-sounding chemical additives in food, like sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, guar gum or disodium EDTA, are starting
Cigarette Makers Thwart Improved Health Warning Labels
A newly-released study of previously secret, internal tobacco industry documents shows the multinational cigarette companies have been working consistently behind the scenes since
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Monsanto, Big Food Battle California GMO Disclosure Measure
Big food, candy and chemical companies are pouring tens of millions of dollars into fighting California’s Proposition 37, which would
Major League Baseball’s Psuedo Anti-Cancer Ads
The first game of Major League Baseball’s World Series was filled with ads promoting MLB’s association with a group called Stand
Exposed: Sweet Lies from the Sugar Industry
The November/December issue of Mother Jones magazine has an explosive new analysis of more than 1,500 pages of internal documents
How Corporations Influence the Media
How do corporations influence entire media markets? A 1995 Philip Morris (PM) document shows one way in which corporations work
Biotech Giant Syngenta Facing Criminal Charges Over GM Corn
The big biotechnology firm Syngenta is facing criminal charges for covering up a U.S. study that showed cows died after
Colorado Restaurant Association Does Tobacco Industry’s Bidding Again
Citizens of Lakewood, Colorado, this spring pushed to enact a stricter smoking ordinance in their city, but met resistance from
Freedom from Religion Foundation Urges Protests Against Religious Domination
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) based in Madison, Wisconsin is pushing back against a new coalition, “Stand up for
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Big Tobacco’s Ties to Funding of Prop. 29 Opposition Exposed
An NBC investigative team has exposed historical and financial ties between many of the supposedly independent groups actively opposing Proposition
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FDA Rejects Corn Industry’s Request to Rename High Fructose Corn Sugar
After people started avoiding high-fructose corn syrup in the foods they buy, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) petitioned the U.S.
The Average Soda is 6 Times Bigger Than in the 1950s?
The average fast food restaurant meal today is over four times bigger than it was in the 1950s, according to
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
Skechers Pays $40 Million for Deceptively Advertising “Butt Toning” Shoes
Skechers, the maker of those roly-poly “toning shoes” that were a big craze back in 2010, will shell out $40
“Robin Hood Tax” Proposal Gains Global Support
Nurses led a rally in Chicago May 18 ahead the NATO summit to boost the idea of instituting a “Robin
Clean, Sustainable Energy vs. Fracking Colorado
A guest post by Michele Swensen The week prior to Senator Morgan Carroll’s May 2 introduction of SB 107 (The
The Bottled Water Scam
People who buy bottled water pay up to 1,900 times what tap water costs, but get less access to key