Category Archives: Politics

President Trump has fired the FTC’s two Democrat commissioners

  President Trump has fired the FTC’s two Democrat commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya called the action illegal. anna washenko   Wed, Mar 19, 2025   Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the US government continued today with the firing of the two Democratic members of the Federal … Continue reading President Trump has fired the FTC’s two Democrat commissioners

Biden’s green jobs program is ending almost as soon as it began—but that doesn’t mean the jobs will go away

January 16, 2025 Biden’s green jobs program is ending almost as soon as it began—but that doesn’t mean the jobs will go away The American Climate Corps is shutting down before Trump takes office. What even was it? BY Grist and Kate Yoder Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into … Continue reading Biden’s green jobs program is ending almost as soon as it began—but that doesn’t mean the jobs will go away

Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 felony charges in historic trial

May 30, 2024 Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 felony charges in historic trial A New York jury in the former president’s criminal hush money trial delivered a verdict late Thursday afternoon. BY Associated Press The jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has found the former president guilty of all 34 felony counts against him. They … Continue reading Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 felony charges in historic trial

Elon Musk Suggests Independents Vote Republican For Control Of Congress

Elon Musk Suggests Independents Vote Republican For Control Of Congress by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, November 7, 2022 If comedian Kathy Griffin didn’t impersonate Twitter CEO Elon Musk this past weekend, misleading people on the social network to believe he would vote Democrat in Tuesday’s election, the general public might not know his political views.  Some … Continue reading Elon Musk Suggests Independents Vote Republican For Control Of Congress

Marketers Should Avoid Politically Framing Messages In Ads, Collage Group Says

Marketers Should Avoid Politically Framing Messages In Ads, Collage Group Says by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, August 18, 2022 Nearly everyone has felt the impact of inflation, but White and Hispanic Americans are the most concerned about the U.S. economy, while Black Americans are much less concerned, according to a recent study from research company Collage … Continue reading Marketers Should Avoid Politically Framing Messages In Ads, Collage Group Says

Brands Get Pulled Into Politics

Brands Get Pulled Into Politics by Aaron Paquette , Columnist, May 12, 2022  Last week’s leak of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade sent shock waves across the country, creating profound ramifications for consumers and businesses alike. Suddenly, staying neutral in the “culture wars” is no longer an option for brands increasingly called … Continue reading Brands Get Pulled Into Politics

The volatility of online political ads could be TV’s salvation in 2020

Digital marketing will face legislation challenges this year that may boost TV’s influence, at least in the short-term. Lewis Gersh on January 16, 2020  All the signs are that 2020 is going to be a turbulent, challenging year for marketers — digital marketers in particular. That’s the cold reality. But like a New Year’s Day … Continue reading The volatility of online political ads could be TV’s salvation in 2020

Facebook tells senators it still uses location for ads despite user location services opt-out

The company was open that it would continue to identify location by other means in a September blog post. Greg Sterling on December 20, 2019 We might soon see another FTC investigation of Facebook for “consumer deception.” The company acknowledged in a letter to two U.S. senators that it continues to capture and use location … Continue reading Facebook tells senators it still uses location for ads despite user location services opt-out