“This month, things should get interesting.” Adbusters: Jamming Harper’s. The irreverent and profound social gadflies at Adbusters have made a cause celebre out of buzzing around Lewis Lapham’s ears since 1995, when they first took him to task for accepting Philip Morris’ ad support on a monthly basis in Harper’s, “a progressive voice of record.” Lapham fired back one volley over their bow but has consistently refused to be drawn into further debate. Now they’ve bought ad space in Harper’s for their anti-Philip Morris ad asking Why Are You Buying Your Food from a Tobacco Company?” “Now, we’re eager to find out: Will Philip Morris tolerate this
intrusion onto their traditional turf? Will they threaten to pull
their ads? Will the cozy, decades-long relationship between Harper’s and Philip Morris suddenly turn sour?”