Why Olympic Profiteers Are Happy to Ignore Russia’s Gaybashing
Dec 13, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Why the Sochi Olympics remind us of Berlin in 1936, The People's Pope is Time's man of the year, turning beauty advertising on its head, college football is big business, and immigration abuses.
Beastie Boys ‘Impressed’ by Viral ‘Girls’ Video, but Want It Taken Down
Nov 26, 2013 A feministy commercial for a toy line that encourages young girls to play like engineers, and not princesses, may have to come down.
Fukuppy the Flying Egg Is Fukushima’s Accidental Mascot
Oct 16, 2013 No, your eyes are not deceiving you. This winged corporate mascot is actually named Fukuppy.
Advertising Deplorably Targets Women at Their Worst
Oct 4, 2013 Marketing company PHD released a so-called study encouraging brands to advertise beauty products to women at the times when they feel most vulnerable. And thanks to the omnipresence of the Internet in everyday lives, advertisers can effectively prey on women whenever they're down.
They’re Not Exactly Tech Companies
Sep 24, 2013 Why do we call businesses like Google, Facebook and Twitter "tech" companies when most of what they do -- and the source of most of their revenue -- is advertising, sociologist Darwin Bondgraham asks in The Washington Spectator.Tea Party Father, Massachusetts Liberal Son For Congress
Sep 18, 2013 Here's a cute ad from an openly gay Massachusetts liberal candidate for Congress whose dad describes himself as a member of the tea party.
How Much Is Your Personal Data Worth?
Aug 21, 2013 It’s no secret that companies are consistently increasing the amount of intel they collect on Internet users in order to target ads effectively, but have you ever wondered what that information is valued at? One user, who’s been unashamedly hiding from advertisers by using blockers, has decided to calculate just how much money giving up his privacy could make him.Ellen DeGeneres on the Crazy Sexist Pen ‘For Her’
Aug 8, 2013 "The worst part is they don't come with any instructions," the talk show host said. "So like how do they expect us to learn how to write with them?"
The Editor
May 16, 2013
Top Radio Advertisers Said to Be Excluding Limbaugh and Hannity
May 9, 2013 An advertising boycott enacted in the wake of Rush Limbaugh's controversial "slut" comment about Sandra Fluke last year appears to be working.
