This tobacco industry document from the Philip Morris collection is a translation of a letter written by a German scientist named […]
A 1998 internal Philip Morris memo, written by John Scruggs of Philip Morris Management Corporation’s Federal Government Affairs (lobbying) Office,
Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that arose spontaneously in 2009 as the media has led people to believe,
This month, Walgreens’ webpage cheerfully chirps “Celebrate Heart Health Month” as it promotes its long-standing fundraising partnership with the American Heart Association.
In 1996, R.J. Reynolds noted that the smoking incidence among professional truck drivers was a whopping 76%, and sought to capitalize
A 7-page, 1985 brainstorming document from the R.J. Reynolds collection lists ideas about how to market RJR’s flagship brand Camel
Former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey, who recently left his job with the astroturf group Freedomworks, has a history
A U.S. District Court has ordered American tobacco companies to start running ads in which they must openly admit they lied to
Op-Ed Grover Norquist, who for decades has been the patron saint of anti-tax sentiment for Republicans, is fast losing relevance
A newly-released study of previously secret, internal tobacco industry documents shows the multinational cigarette companies have been working consistently behind the scenes since
Mitt Romney’s former company, Bain Capital, may refuse to make public the clients it has served, but now previously-secret tobacco
How do corporations influence entire media markets? A 1995 Philip Morris (PM) document shows one way in which corporations work
This post is part of our ongoing series exploring the millions of previously-secret tobacco industry documents now available on
Citizens of Lakewood, Colorado, this spring pushed to enact a stricter smoking ordinance in their city, but met resistance from
This three-page document dated November 15, 2001, from Philip Morris’ online corporate document collection, argues that the federal government would
An NBC investigative team has exposed historical and financial ties between many of the supposedly independent groups actively opposing Proposition
This 1989 R.J. Reynolds marketing report summarizes a company brainstorming session to find ways to increase sales of Salem cigarettes to
A pitched battle is on over California’s Proposition 29, a measure on the statewide ballot to raise the cigarette tax
