“Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why are we so quick to doubt that the same great results can be achieved by putting the government's justice-dealing branch on the same market-based course?” PeopleGovernmentLawCoursesWishJusticeResultsDoubtIndustryBalanceCampaignsBranchesContributionGoverningLobbyingGreat ResultsCampaign Contributions Author:Thomas Frank
“While alcohol ... continues to wreak havoc in America, supported by a $6 billion-a-year alcohol industry advertising campaign extolling the joy of inebriation, the far less harmful drug of marijuana remains illegal and continues to ruin people's lives - only if they are caught possessing and convicted of that crime.” PeopleIfsYearsAmericaJoyCrimeIndustryDrugRemainsCaughtAlcoholBillionsCampaignsAdvertisingRuinsIllegalMarijuanaPossessingHavocInebriation Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal.” WantWantedJobsGoalNumbersSacrificeAchieveIndustryConversationCampaignsCafesAuto Industry Author:Jennifer Granholm
“Everyone in the movie industry wants to win an Oscar. I don't think that's why you make movies. But winning an Oscar is not just about making a great movie, unfortunately. It's also having a good Oscar campaign.” ThinkingWantWinningIndustryCampaignsOscarsMovie Industry Author:Mick Jagger
“American girls are much more financially savvy - for example, if a girl went to Paris and she was going to do a fragrance campaign, she would say she wouldn't do it for less than half-a-million dollars. Whereas a girl from the Czech Republic would do it for $100,000. I think that's a really big imbalance that created the demise of the modeling industry - and it also created a gap in giving girls an opportunity to become or gain super-status.” IfsThinkingGivingBigsGirlOpportunityHalfMillionsExampleIndustryGainsDollarsCampaignsParisGapsRepublicFragranceModelingMillion DollarsDemiseImbalanceSavvyCzechCzech RepublicModeling Industry Author:Michael Flutie
“Meanwhile, the chemical industry has mounted an aggressive campaign to discredit organic food. And without the knowledge or consent of most Americans, two-thirds of the products on our supermarket shelves now contain genetically engineered ingredients.” TwoProductsIndustryThirdsCampaignsIngredientsChemicalsAggressiveConsentShelvesSupermarketsDiscreditOrganic Food Book:The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World Source: The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
“It is a testament to the effectiveness of advertising campaigns funded by the animal-user industries that a diet that is bad for us and harmful to the planet is thought of as "normal" and a diet that promotes health, happiness, and well-being is thought of as alternative, abnormal, or faddish. In fact, these days it is relatively easy to find vegetarian options in many restaurants and supermarkets, though you may have to ask.” WellsMayFactsAsksEasyAnimalPlanetsIndustryNormalCampaignsAdvertisingAlternativesWell BeingThese DaysDietsRestaurantsVegetarianUsersTestamentEffectivenessAbnormalSupermarkets Author:Sharon Gannon
“Most Republicans are not prepared to stand up to the fossil fuel industry because they get a lot of their campaign funds from the Koch brothers and other people in the fossil fuel industry. That tells me why we have to reform our campaign finance system.” PeopleBrotherIndustryRepublicanPreparedCampaignsFinanceReformFuelFundFossilsFossil FuelCampaign Finance Author:Bernie Sanders
“This is sort of the epitome of the economic elite that is converging with a political elite. It's not only the banks and insurance companies. It's the war industry and private prisons. Certainly the fossil fuel agencies. It's not only that they're supporting this campaign, they're supporters of the Clinton Foundation. And where the Clinton Foundation ends and Hillary's [Clinton] political actions begin, that too is quite troubling.” WarEndsActionPoliticalCompanyEconomicIndustryFoundationPrisonClintonCampaignsAgencyFuelElitesSupporterFossilsFossil FuelInsurance CompaniesEpitomePolitical ActionPrivate Prisons Author:Jill Stein