Find Out What You’re Buying

…fire on the runway last month.) One example of comprehensive oversight that we have long fought for is free access to the full text of government contracts online. It only…

Reporter’s Alert: Part III

…experiences, and positions on obliterating past “infractions” throughout comedic history. What are the writers and performers self-censoring within a free medium where “anything goes?” What does the creative class think…

Free Youngsters from Their Screens

…by big tech entreaties and communication systems that are unprecedented in their extent and depth. This situation drastically complicates the challenge for parents — and society — to nurture, engage…

To the Media: Readers Need to Know More

…leads, gaps in coverage, and corrections to published articles. We started an online webpage: Reporter’s Alert. From time to time, we use Reporter’s Alert to present suggestions for important reporting…

Big Business Lies Taught a Watchful Donald Trump

…deeply ingrained in commercial culture that the Federal Trade Commission and the courts don’t challenge exaggerated general claims that they call “puffery.” Serious corporate deception is a common sales technique….

Love, Corporate-Style

…massive part of the public forum. Look to Twitter, where companies like Walmart routinely “tweet” benign questions such as: “Cats or dogs… or both? Tell us what pet companion keeps…

Labor Day Is a Time to Mobilize

By Ralph Nader For far too many Americans, Labor Day is simply another day off, another store sale and another small parade. The meaning of the holiday has been dulled…