This is not a subtle time in America or the world. It's a highly disruptive time, with people fleeing famine caused by climate change, people at war, people harassed by gangs, people shot at work or school, and so on. To fight against the gross injustices that are happening right now on our watch, the messaging from politicians and humanitarian causes must find a new much more aggressive edge. RAICES, the …
Summer’s Here, Get Ready To Ring “The Bell”
Tacos are comfort food. Now, one of the largest sellers of tacos in America is taking comfort to the next level. The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort is opening for a limited time in Palm Springs this August. The Bell will be an immersive experience designed to celebrate and pamper the world’s biggest fans of the fast-food chain. There will be a gift shop with exclusive Taco Bell-themed apparel and an on-site …
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The Swoosh Gets Owned In This New Athlete-Led Takedown
It's 2019 and people are finding their voice and claiming their power, particularly women of color. It's great to see. What is sickening to see is the federal government doing all it can to rip to shreds any law it can find that supports women or people of color. Sadly, these evil and corrosive behaviors are also found in corporate America. Sometimes, that's where the illest practices are incubated and …
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Big Brands Are Now Operating In the Social Services Sector
When our local, state and federal governments fail, Americans are at risk. Historically, charitable organizations have done the bulk of the work needed to address mounting humanitarian crises. Today, corporations are pitching in, as well. Exhibit One: Microsoft is pledging $500 million to address homelessness and develop affordable housing across the Puget Sound region. Most of the money will be aimed at …
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The Mediaverse Continues Its Sharp Decline; Adpulp Continues To Climb
For a century or more, advertising and journalism have been two separate but closely related industries. Advertising and journalism needed each other. Now that it's 2019, is this still true? Or have the two industries morphed into a grotesque new ad tech-dependent creature? Whatever the answer, both industries are losing so much ground so fast that neither seems capable of helping the other. Maybe this is the …
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The Newspaper Industry Responds To So-Called “Fake News”
Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes recently talked about her November 2016 interview with Don Trump — his first after winning the election. She asked him if he planned to stop attacking the press, something he did repeatedly during his campaign. Don said, "You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all, so when you write negative stories about me, no one will believe you." America's "free …
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The Disrupted and Disappearing Press Also Diminishes Advertising and PR
The news business is under attack from every direction. POTUS says any news that doesn't flatter him is fake, and people believe the casino king. What's even worse is a market that has lost interest. Did you know that a 2017 Pew Research Center study found that 67% of the U.S. population consumes news in bits on social feeds and streams, rather than from anything brought in from the front porch or the bushes beside …
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Conservative Business Interests Battle Trump Administration On Trade
The Kings of Coal are not happy with The Trump White House. The fraternal heads of Koch Industries want to trade freely with America's neighbors and allies, and now Donald Trump is making that difficult to do. According to Time, the Kochs are backing this multi-million dollar campaign to promote free trade and oppose tariffs. https://youtu.be/DZ4DYVelyyw Freedom Partners is the organization that coordinates …
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