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Adam Hanft is a decoder of the consumer culture and our branded planet. He blogs for The Huffington Post and FastCompany.com. He is also the co-author of Dictionary of the Future and is founder and CEO of the marketing and branding firm Hanft Raboy. Follow him at Twitter.com/hanft.
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TED Talks Confront Trumpian Reality
CULTURE CLASHThe TED Talks enterprise is transpartisan and above all that (but really secretly kinda liberal). How does it navigate Trumpism in its first major conference of the new era.

Why Pepsi and United Got It So Wrong
CLUELESSThe big thumb of corporatism left two of America’s most iconic companies completely blind to their own missteps.

Rick Sanchez Licks His Wounds
In his first major interview since being fired for calling Jon Stewart a "bigot," ex-CNN anchor Rick Sanchez talks to Adam Hanft about his bruised feelings, what the media got wrong—and his future plans.

The Psychological Strategy of the Tiger Ad and Why It Will Backfire
Nike’s new ad doesn’t just insult the departed. Adam Hanft says it insults us all with a transparent attempt to profit off the fundamental American belief in redemption.

The Scariest Health Care Ads
Which side of the Obamacare debate is winning over voters and senators? Adam Hanft puts the ads under the microscope. Plus: Watch the best and worst commercials.

Obama's New Reverend Wright
He may not be as controversial as Jeremiah Wright, but Skip Gates has become Obama’s latest racially polarizing friend. Adam Hanft rereads Professor Gates’ analysis of the Wright controversy through the lens of the professor’s arrest.

Uncle Walter Was Too Old for Prime Time
The media may be celebrating Cronkite now, but Adam Hanft says it was they who pushed the veteran anchor out in a futile quest for the new and trendy.

Why Did Visa and MasterCard Get Off Scot-Free?
As Obama and Congress, fed by populist rage, crack down on bank credit-card issuers, they’ve let off the two giants most responsible for plastic run amok: Visa and MasterCard.

Making the Stimulus Sexy
Team Obama gave us a stimulus. What they didn’t give us was a reason to love it, to hug it, to make it our very own.

How Bankers Screwed Up Their PR
Had the kings of Wall Street not been so oblivious, they could have taken some immediate steps to prevent the drastic cuts to their salaries.
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