Over the years we’ve talked a lot about the dirty dealings of corporate America — from the lies of the tobacco and drug industries that cost American lives, all the way to the BP Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. But behind every one of these atrocities was a slick, corporate PR firm that actively tried to convince the public that the companies in these cases were actually the good guys. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio talks about how PR firms try to manipulate public opinion with Brian Young, the managing director of the Corporate Action Network.
