Mark Penn, a Microsoft senior executive who formerly worked at WPP, is leaving the technology firm to found a new company that will invest in digital marketing services. Mr. Penn’s new fund, Stagwell Group LLC, has raised $250 million in funding, including from former Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, who […] Read more »
Trade politics
… The TPP may be good for that abstraction we call “the economy” and for those Americans already doing well, but, as written, there is little evidence it will help those who aren’t at the top, and indeed, it may well further erode their economic standing. Few Americans earned Ph.D.s […] Read more »
Nearly Three Quarters of Americans Say Prescription Drug Costs Are Unreasonable
Nearly three quarters (73%) of the public view prescription drug costs as unreasonable, and far more blame pharmaceutical companies more than insurers for the high prices, finds the June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. The new poll probes the public’s views and experiences on prescription drug costs in depth, building on […] Read more »
Confidence in U.S. Institutions Still Below Historical Norms
Americans’ confidence in most major U.S. institutions remains below the historical average for each one. Only the military (72%) and small business (67%) — the highest-rated institutions in this year’s poll — are currently rated higher than their historical norms, based on the percentage expressing “a great deal” or “quite […] Read more »
The Tradeoff Fallacy: How Marketers Are Misrepresenting American Consumers and Opening Them Up to Exploitation
New Annenberg survey results indicate that marketers are misrepresenting a large majority of Americans by claiming that Americans give out information about themselves as a tradeoff for benefits they receive. To the contrary, the survey reveals most Americans do not believe that ‘data for discounts’ is a square deal. CONT. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 65% believe NSA program prevented terrorist attacks in U.S.
Two-thirds of American voters believe the National Security Agency’s surveillance program has prevented terrorist attacks. At the same time, most lack trust in both the federal government — and phone companies — to protect their private information. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »