We’ll never solve food systems issues without a collective theory of cause that centers commercial activity. Uniting food movements starts with connecting the corporate dots across food system problem...

Reduction in Cigarette Smoking in the U.S. is One of the Biggest Public Health Success Stories in Our Lifetime

And Causes Other Harms

The Wild Wild West of Dietary Supplements

5 Ways to Redress Harmful Industries' Corporate Political Activity

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Researchers have long established that corporations are masters of political spin. Frequently, though, the claims prove to be deliberate lies that cause real harm. This phenomenon ...

Instacart employees claim no conflicts of interest with the online food access research the company supports. We disagree. Here is why.

SOCIAL MEDIA IS ON TRIAL FOR HARMS AND IT'S USING THE COMMERCIAL NARRATIVE PLAYBOOK Last week, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified in a Los Angeles trial in a California lawsuit brought by...

A Guide to Prebunking and Debunking Commercial Disinformation in the Policy Space

Industries' Narrative Playbook to Fight Regulations

In an unprecedented global move last month, the United Nations passed a law requiring all businesses to take on the medical field’s creed of: Do No Harm. This month, half the global economy shut down,...

(and What Industry Has to Do With It)

A look at how applying a commercial determinants lens unlocks systemic solutions and that you’re not powerless against powerful root causes.

An Introduction to Commercial Determinants

An Introduction to Commercial Determinants