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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. In China, let a thousand blogs bloom

    China employs an army of censors. As many as 50,000 well-trained monitors police the Internet, and 12 government departments are empowered to search and seize information and shut down users and sites. They work fast: A recent study conducted by two American computer scientists found that 30% of banned posts are removed within half an hour of posting, and 90% within 24 hours.
    China employs an army of censors. As many as 50,000 well-trained monitors police the Internet, and 12 government departments are empowered to search and seize information and shut down users and sites. They work fast: A recent study conducted by two...

    Tags: National Government, Prisons, Human Rights, China, Barack Obama

    2. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Top Senate Democrat calls for 'do not track,' advertisers protest

    SAN FRANCISCO -- Putting renewed pressure on the online advertising industry that he says has failed to protect Americans' privacy, a top Senate Democrat called for legislation this year that would create a "do not track" option for consumers. "I have...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Consumers, American Civil Liberties Union, John D. Rockefeller IV, Online Advertising

    3. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Europol: Mexican drug cartels want a foothold in Europe

      MEXICO CITY—Mexican drug cartels are striving to become “key players in the European drugs market,”  Europol officials said Friday. Their statement, issued from Europol headquarters in the Hague, said that Mexican criminals have...

    Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Global Expansion, Mexico, Politics, Corporate Crime

    4. Mar 7, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  4. International TableTop Day: Wil Wheaton wants you to play board games

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day and the group behind the weekly web series “TableTop” are hoping to take their fervor for ......
    5. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Maker's Mark backtracks on diluting bourbon -- so, now what?

    Met with outrage from bourbon drinkers, the producer of Maker's Mark backtracked from the decision to reduce the amount of alcohol in its whiskey. 
    Met with outrage from bourbon drinkers, the producer of Maker's Mark backtracked from the decision to reduce the amount of alcohol in its whiskey.  Imbibers are ecstatic, but economists and strategists are fixated on the company's supply problem and...

    Tags: Corporate Crime

    6. Feb 3, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. US military expands its drug war in Latin America

    The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales.
    The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales. When the Navy guided-missile frigate later dropped anchor in Panamanian waters on that sunny August...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Guatemala, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Central America

    7. Jan 31, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. Are razor blade makers just ensuring a big cut?

    We can put men on the moon. We can make computers small enough to carry around in our pockets. But we can't make a razor blade that stays sharp longer than a week?
    We can put men on the moon. We can make computers small enough to carry around in our pockets. But we can't make a razor blade that stays sharp longer than a week? It sounds trivial. But the utter lack of progress on the razor front raises fundamental...

    Tags: Computer Hardware, Apple iPhone, Corporate Crime, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Invention and Innovation

    8. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Sundance: Full transcript of Women Directors' Roundtable

    <em>This is the full, unedited transcript of the Los Angeles Times Women Directors' Roundtable at the Sundance Film Festival as moderated by staff writer John Horn.</em>
    This is the full, unedited transcript of the Los Angeles Times Women Directors' Roundtable at the Sundance Film Festival as moderated by staff writer John Horn. John Horn : Well, congratulations for all being here, but I'm gonna start with a study...

    Tags: Celebrities, Katharine Hepburn, Customs and Tradition, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sony Corp.

    9. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Santa Monica antique store acquired for mixed-use development

    One of L.A.&rsquo;s most active apartment developers has purchased the site of the Wertz Brothers Antique Mart in Santa Monica as dramatic changes are planned for properties near a future stop on the light rail Expo Line.
    One of L.A.’s most active apartment developers has purchased the site of the Wertz Brothers Antique Mart in Santa Monica as dramatic changes are planned for properties near a future stop on the light rail Expo Line. Wertz Realty Investments sold...

    Tags: Realty, Rentals, Corporate Crime

    10. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Kinsley: The killing drones on

    The most famous painting of the 20th century, Picasso's "Guernica," commemorates the 1937 bombing of this small Spanish town by the German air force, in support of Gen. Francisco Franco's fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Hard to believe, but this was history's first extensive bombing of a civilian population.
    The most famous painting of the 20th century, Picasso's "Guernica," commemorates the 1937 bombing of this small Spanish town by the German air force, in support of Gen. Francisco Franco's fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Hard to believe, but this was...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Corporate Crime

    11. Aug 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. All the kitchen's a stage: Why Chicago breeds great restaurants and theater companies

    Over the past 25 years or so, two surging art forms have elevated cultural Chicago on the global stage: theater and fine dining. Is this coincidence or correlation?
    Over the past 25 years or so, two surging art forms have elevated cultural Chicago on the global stage: theater and fine dining. Is this coincidence or correlation? I mean no disrespect to dancers, musicians or rockers, nor architects, painters, poets...

    Tags: Celebrities, Corporate Crime, Nelson Algren, Dining and Drinking, Charlie Trotter's

    12. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  12. Ten Predictions For the Final Season of Breaking Bad

    [This post contains major Breaking Bad spoilers.  Do not read unless you are completely caught up with the show.]   Breaking Bad’s first half of season 5 ended in dramatic fashion, with Hank finally putting the pieces together and realizing that...

    Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Breaking Bad (tv program), Career and Workplace, Corporate Crime, Labor Legislation

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