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Under the direction of Secretary Lawrence Small, the Smithsonian Institution has embraced commercialism and shifted its mission from "the increase and diffusion of knowledge" to acting as an auxilliary megaphone for corporate marketing and public relations efforts.
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Nader Asks Smithsonian Chief: “What About Taxpayers?”
Gary Ruskin | March 20th, 2002
Commercial Alert Tells Smithsonian to Stop Promoting Oil Drilling in Alaska
Gary Ruskin | February 25th, 2002
Scholars Ask Regents to Stop the Commercialization of the Smithsonian
Gary Ruskin | January 16th, 2002
Nader Criticizes Smithsonian Head For Proposed Naming Rights Deal With General Motors
Gary Ruskin | July 19th, 2001
Nader: Don't Commercialize the Postal Service, Library of Congress, Smithsonian
Gary Ruskin | February 27th, 2001
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Alberta's Gift to Culture
Alan Freeman | The (Toronto) Globe and Mail | June 6th, 2006
Smithsonian Deal With Showtime Restricts Access By Filmmakers
Jacqueline Trescott | Washington Post | April 4th, 2006
Commercializing the 'Attic'; Too Many Corporate Names at the Smithsonian
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | August 6th, 2002
Air & Space Venue Renamed For Corporate Benefactor; $10 Million Turns Langley Into Lockheed Martin Theater
Jacqueline Trescott | Washington Post | March 20th, 2002
The Enronification Of a Museum Near You
Eric Gibson | Wall Street Journal | February 8th, 2002
Smithsonian Pluses and Minuses
New York Times | February 7th, 2002
Why I Think The Smithsonian Is Misguided
Milo Beach | Washington Post | January 27th, 2002
History For $ale
Bob Thompson | Washington Post | January 20th, 2002
Smithsonian Chief Rehnquist Under Fire
Elaine Dutka | January 19th, 2002
Open Letter Berates Smithsonian's Small
Philip Kennicott | Washington Post | January 17th, 2002
McNuggets to Join Moon Rocks at Air and Space
Paul Farhi | Washington Post | August 29th, 2001
Smithsonian Museum Close To Naming a Hall for G.M.
Elaine Sciolino | New York Times | July 19th, 2001
Tales from the Crypt
Maureen Dowd | New York Times | June 24th, 2001
A Heritage for Sale
John Balzar | Los Angeles Times | June 6th, 2001
Martha Stewart in the Museum
Richard Cohen | Washington Post | June 5th, 2001
Gifts That Can Warp a Museum
New York Times | May 31st, 2001
Smithsonian Gifts With Strings Alarm Some Scholars
Jacqueline Trescott | Washington Post | May 26th, 2001
Smithsonian Is Promised $38 Million, With Strings
Elaine Sciolino | New York Times | May 10th, 2001
Smithsonian Chief Draws Ire In Making Relics of Old Ways
Elaine Sciolino | New York Times | April 30th, 2001
External Links
Blue Light Special at the Smithsonian
Weissman and Mokhiber, Focus on the Corp. | Februray 17, 2001