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...Fact, the magazine that would "not hesitate to ask 'Where are the emperor's clothes?' "; and Avant-Garde, the journal pledged to generate "an orgasm of the mind."* And it will certainly include Ginzburg's pitches for his newest publishing venture, a consumer newsletter called Moneysworth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Chancellor of the Exchequer | 10/26/1970 | See Source »

...page ads appearing in magazines and newspapers across the country carry the boldface head: YOU'RE BEING ROBBED! The text explains: "Commercial flimflammery is rife throughout the nation and the American consumer is being victimized as never before." What to do about it? Subscribe, says the ad, to Moneysworth, "your own personal consumer crusader, trusted stockbroker, and chancellor of the exchequer-all in one." Some 80,000 people have already forked over $5 for a "special, introductory" one-year subscription to the fortnightly. Question is, are they getting their money's worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Chancellor of the Exchequer | 10/26/1970 | See Source »

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