Month: April 2006
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Footnote to “A Stateless Philip Morris?”
At Altria/Philip Morris’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday, Altria CEO Louis Camilleri was confronted by protesters, including Maori activists who came from New Zealand to denounce the company for selling a “Maori Mix” brand in Israel. Camilleri repeatedly apologized for the marketing effort. Maori Smokefree Coalition Director Shane Bradbrook told Camilleri, “Let me tell you, this…
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A Stateless Philip Morris?
[posted on corp-focus, April 27, 2006] A Stateless Philip Morris? By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman Shareholders in Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris, are meeting today in East Hanover, New Jersey and singing “Happy Days Are Here Again.” Happy shareholders in a cigarette company is bad news for public health. In the short…
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Democrats and the Gas Price Crisis — About to Blow Another Opportunity?
[posted on Huffington Post, April 26] So now everyone is worked up about gas prices. The Republican leadership in the Congress has called for Federal Trade Commission investigations into price-gouging, and President Bush amusingly has done the same. This all reflects what the Washington Post concisely said in a Tuesday headline: “Cost of Gas Puts…