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4 Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. January 9, 2012.

Big Pharma uses ads that sow hypochondria, raise health fears and sell diseases to adults and their children.

McDiabetes: Will McDonald's Ever Stop Peddling Its Killer Junk to Kids?

Patti Lynn, Other Words. June 20, 2011.

One in three kids is at risk for developing type 2 diabetes as a result of diets high in McDonald's-style junk food.

How the Fashion Industry Is Killing Women

Libby Rodenbough, In These Times. April 13, 2011.

The pressure on models to be thin—and the resultant pressure on girls, boys, women and men to conform to an unattainable ideal—is immense.

"Spreading the Good News About Atheism": Why We Need Atheist Ad Campaigns

Greta Christina, AlterNet. March 28, 2011.

The hostility that the atheist ad campaigns generate proves why we need them so badly.

How Does the Drug Industry Get Away with Broadcasting Those Deceptive Ads?

David Rosen, AlterNet. March 12, 2011.

The U.S. is one of only two countries in the world that allows Big Pharma to advertise directly to consumers. How did we get here?

How Modern Day Mad Men Are Making Our Kids Fat and Sick

Kelle Louaillier, Other Words. January 3, 2011.

Protecting our children from diet-related disease requires guarding them from junk food advertising.

New Feminist Coalition Slams Sexed-Up Images of Girls

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. October 22, 2010.

Feminists launch a movement to push back at pole-dancing for preteens and hypersexed images of girls -- without being anti-sex.

Water and Misleading Advertising and Marketing -- Where are the FDA and FTC?

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. June 3, 2010.

Water bottlers are using all the tricks, despite federal laws that require them to use honest labels and restrict advertisers from making unsubstantiated health or medical claims.

The Strangest Ads for Menstrual Products

Rachel White, AlterNet. April 29, 2010.

Here's a round-up of eye-roll-inducing vintage ads that show an utter lack of empathy, understanding or even basic knowledge about periods.

Marketing Ate Our Culture -- But It Doesn't Have To

Terry O'Reilly, AlterNet. March 21, 2010.

What happens when the Great Unwritten Contract between advertisers and the public is fractured?

5 Things the Corporate Media Don't Want You to Know About Cannabis

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. September 23, 2009.

Recent scientific reports suggest that pot doesn't destroy your brain, that it doesn't cause lung damage like tobacco -- but you won't hear it in the corporate media.

Who's Still Advertising on Glenn Beck?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2009.

Let's see, some News. Corps properties, some conservative PACs ....

Even Wal-Mart Flees From Glenn Beck

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 17, 2009.

8 more companies have dropped Beck.

Another Advertiser Drops Glenn Beck

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America AlterNet: PEEK. August 17, 2009.

Looks like Beck is in real trouble.

Glenn Beck's Advertisers Dropped Air America

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 13, 2009.

How could any major brand be tied to the right-wing extremist?

Sargento "Won't Be Airing" Ads During Glenn Beck

Oliver Willis, Media Matters for America AlterNet: PEEK. August 12, 2009.

More and more advertisers are dropping Beck.

NBC, CBS, ABC, & FOX Happy to Profit from Marijuana, as Long as Nobody Talks About Legalizing It

Russ Belville, NORML. August 4, 2009.

Everywhere you look, corporate media are covering pot stories, except for the issue of its illegality and the lives ruined by prohibition.

Hot Chicks Eating Burgers: Carl's Jr. Finds a New, Sexist Way to Hawk Its Disgusting Crap

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 8, 2009.

Carl's Jr.'s fattening, noxious non-food isn't just for dude-bros anymore. Now it's for scrawny hot chicks!

Burger King: Burgers, Blow Jobs -- What's the Difference?

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. June 24, 2009.

Burger King has done it again with a new ad that Copyranter describes as "the new leading 'most overtly blow-jobby ad' I've ever seen."

Coke Is Great for You!

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 2, 2009.

Coca-Cola just got slapped down in Australia for running a series of advertisements claiming the soft drink does not cause obesity or tooth decay.

Wyeth Funded Med School Course Promoting Risky Drugs

Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica. February 23, 2009.

Drug companies are funneling money through universities for advertising and trying to disguise it as education.

Airbrushed Britney: Clever Street Art Makes Fun of Impossible Beauty Standards

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. January 16, 2009.

Feminist vandalism?

Burger King Serves Up Cultural Imperialism

Jon Steinman, Deconstructing Dinner. December 30, 2008.

BK's new advertising campaign proudly celebrates the cultural imperialism that Americans have become so famous for.

The Newspaper Industry Is Dying Before Our Very Eyes

Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. December 18, 2008.

Newspaper management is hastening the industry's demise by chasing away talented journalists.

Bondage, Cum Shots, Violence -- Sexist Ad Trends That Refuse to Die

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. December 12, 2008.

The advertising world continues to use stereotypes and violence to prey on our most vile desires.