Yesterday federal District Court Judge Gladys Kessler issued a ruling requiring tobacco companies to use their own revenues to inform the public that they have lied about the dangers of tobacco use: […]
A company’s right to lie?
Nota Bene #102: Dancing Limbaughs
“What they really want to see is, they want you to chop your fucking arm off, hold up your arm, wave it around spewing blood, and believe me, if you did that, […]
Hey Walgreens, stop killing your customers
If you’re a doctor, it might be a bit unseemly to run a funeral home next door. If you’re a teacher, there might be some ethical concerns with peddling crack to your […]
Will modern marketing realities force companies to make better products?
by JS O’Brien Despite pie-in-the-sky economic theory, competitively priced, quality products do not always trump those of lesser quality in the marketplace. A variation of Sony’s Beta format video was used for […]
College students curb smoking habit—Regulations and taxes hurt campus smokers
The second in a five-part series examining the impacts of NY State’s recent tax hike on cigarettes by Alex Cole photo by Talbot Eckweiler Jeff Jones stumbles out of bed at five […]
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