August 24, 2018
Liberation comes to an iconic snack box: After 116 years, the zebra, elephant, lion, giraffe and gorilla on boxes of “Barnum’s Animals Crackers” are no longer in boxcar cages. The new illustration shows the exotic animals roaming together across a grassland. The Nabisco company was urged by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to discontinue “the egregious cruelty inherent in circuses that use animals and the public’s swelling opposition to the exploitation of animals used for entertainment.”
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The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
