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Year In Review 2021: The Bad News
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It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
And America’s Most Toxic Car Ad Is…
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... Chevrolet's 2015 ad for its Colorado pickup truck!
Dear Joe: The Electric Hummer Is Not the Future
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An open letter to the American president that his constant cheerleading for electric mega-cars is not only a bad look, but bad policy.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Cadillac vs. Dodge
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We're finishing out the semi-finals with another battle of the bad dads — and this one's a doozy.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads Semi-Finals: Dodge vs. Chevy
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We're down to the worst of the worst in our quest to find America's most toxic car ad — and it's time to talk about what to do about it.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Infiniti vs. Cadillac
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When most people think about "family values," they don't usually think about violent driver aggression — unless they've bought into American car culture, that is.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: #GirlBoss Edition
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We've seen a whole lot of toxic masculinity during this contest...but this one's for the Ladies.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: ‘Autonomous’ Atrocities
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Driverless cars do not exist. But we sure do have a lot of commercials for them!
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Child Endangerment Edition
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In a rational world, a product that's routinely involved in the deaths and serious injuries of thousands of children every year would be immediately pulled from the market...or at least, maybe kids wouldn't be featured in hundreds of ads.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: A Toxic Masculinity Twofer
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The all-powerful truck nut lobby wants you to believe that the kind of car you drive can make you sexier and less likely to belt out Shania Twain with your macho friends.
Thank You for Supporting Streetsblog!
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Of course, it's never too late to contribute.
There Is a Lot at Stake in Recall Election: Don’t Sit This One Out
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A new governor -- any new governor -- could further muck up things that are already mucked up