Tag Archives: Center for Media and Democracy

Fast Food Industry’s Sneak Adtack on Plant-Based Meat

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtsking staff has noted on numerous occasions the antics of Rick Berman, corporate America’s go-to gunsel for subverting labor unions, public-health advocates, and consumer, safety, animal welfare, and environmental groups. (Helpful Rachel Maddow interview with Berman.) Here’s the first graf … Continue reading →

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‘Dr. Evil’ of Politics Strikes Again on Minimum Wage

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Corporate gunsel Rick Berman, memorably profiled as Dr. Evil on 60 Minutes in 2007, is front-and-center in the minimum wage battle now being, er, waged at the state and federal level. From Tuesday’s New York Times:     Fun fact to … Continue reading →

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VNRs = Vexing News Replacements

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Or Vulpine News Replicas. Or, what they’re technically called, Video News Releases. Whatever you call them, whether they come from business, the government, religious institutions or academia, VNRs are simply Faux News (not to be confused with Fox Ne- . . … Continue reading →

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