What is the CCIA? A Study in Misleading Political Ads

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If you’ve been seeing television ads sponsored by a group called CCIA lately, do not be deceived! The “Squeezed” ad from the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), third in a series of Don’t Break What Works television ads, begins, “You feel it at the pump, at the check-out counter, and at the end of […]

The American Workplace 3: Bullying

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One of the uglier secrets of many American workplaces is the phenomenon of bullying. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute, workplace bullying is defined as “repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is: “Threatening, humiliating, or intimidating, or “Work interference — sabotage […]