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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Pepsi ad pulled after internet uproar

    Pepsi pulled an ad starring Kendall Jenner at a protest after the internet went crazy. However, corporations are always trying to profit off youthful idealism. Does it work?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 5, 2017 • 1 min read

    Pepsi pulled an ad starring Kendall Jenner at a protest after the internet went crazy. However, corporations are always trying to profit off youthful idealism. Does it work?

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Congress could get its first Korean American in 20 years
    1. 0:00LA congressional seat runoff: Jimmy Gomez v. Robert Lee Ahn
    2. 7:39Secret deals between LA neighborhood groups and developers
    3. 16:26California bill aims to overhaul cash bail system
    4. 26:33'Generation Wealth:' A cautionary tale in photographs
    5. 41:14Pepsi ad pulled after internet uproarYou’re reading this
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