| Feb 5, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyDuring this year’s Super Bowl, Coca-Cola debuted a 60-second commercial paying tribute to the diversity of our nation. Coke’s “It’s Beautiful” ad featured expansive scenes of the country and shots of a wide variety of real people. Some of...
| Jan 8, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyAttention, class. Here’s today’s new word: “Native advertising.” OK, that’s two words. But it’s one concept, and it has nothing to do with indigenous peoples. Rather, it’s a phrase sprung on us by the wonky wordsmiths of...
| Dec 4, 2013 | Food / FarmingCoca-Cola is running a stealth advertising campaign. Stealth? Why would a corporation known for its iconic ads like Coke spend big bucks on advertising that it doesn’t want consumers to notice? Shhhh. The soft drink giant’s campaign is a surreptitious ploy...
| Aug 7, 2013 | Food / FarmingCoke’s going green. Or, at least, it wants you to think it is. There’s no denying that part of Coca-Cola has gone green: the label — in one South American country. In Argentina, the world’s No. 1 soft drink company now sells a new product called...
| Jul 24, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyWhat do you think of when you hear the words “internet surveillance”? If you’ve been following the news, you might be thinking about the National Security Agency’s PRISM spying program. Or maybe you’re recalling debates about the age-old battle between security and...
