| Mar 30, 2016 | Economy / BusinessBillboards must be living creatures, for they appear to propagate like breeding rabbits. They spread everywhere, growing to enormous sizes while shouting corporate messages at us. Some even watch and track us with their digital eyes. Now, though, rather than...
| Mar 2, 2016 | Environment / HealthIf you wonder why Congress critters keep ignoring what the people want them to do — while doing things that people don’t want them doing — take a peek at the unique PR campaign now being run by the pharmaceutical industry. The public is dismayed and disgusted by...
| Dec 3, 2015 | Environment / HealthMust everything be commercialized — even cancer? That’s a question more and more women suffering from breast cancer are asking about the so-called “pinkification” of their disease. They’re referring to the ubiquitous breast cancer awareness campaign that uses...
| Aug 3, 2015 | Economy / BusinessWhile Americans celebrate the 100th anniversary of our National Park Service, America’s so-called “leaders” are aggressively converting these jewels of the common good into just another corporate cash cow. This commercialization started with...
| Jun 17, 2015 | Food / FarmingMcDonald’s is floundering. There’s no other way to say it. The global fast food chain has experienced declining U.S. sales for well over a year now. But why? I’d love to gloat that Americans have finally caught on that the Golden Arches peddles...
