The price gouging pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli had the smirk wiped from his face today when he was arrested by the FBI for securities fraud. The investigation, in which Mr. Shkreli has been charged with securities fraud, is related to his time as a hedge fund manager and running the biopharmaceutical company Retrophin — not …
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Dec 17 2015
Six In The Morning Thursday December 17
Extinguishing the flames of the Arab Spring Residents of Tunisia’s Sidi Bouzid, the city that ignited the 2011 uprisings, say the revolution has failed them. Ahmed El Amraoui | 17 Dec 2015 06:29 GMT | Politics, Middle East, Tunisia, Arab Spring Tunis – Five years ago today, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old street vendor, set himself on …
Dec 16 2015
Silicon Valley on Drugs
Never mind marijuana use in the technology industry, the new business “trip” is to drop a tab of LSD. Andrew Leonard of RollingStone Magazine explains: Let’s call him “Ken.” Ken is 25, has a master’s degree from Stanford and works for a tech startup in San Francisco, doing a little bit of everything: hardware and …
Dec 16 2015
Six In The Morning Wednesday December 16
UN decries Palestinian attacks, ‘excessive’ Israeli response The UN voiced deep concern Tuesday over an “unacceptable” wave of Palestinians attacking Israelis, but also slammed Israeli authorities’ reported “excessive use of force” in response to the attacks. “We continue to be gravely concerned at the unrelenting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel,” Cecile …
Dec 15 2015
Climate Change Accord: Wrong Track?
While world leaders pat themselves on the back for approving, what is being called, a historic climate agreement, some climate scientists and activists believe it fall far short of what is needed to stop global warming. It’s astonishing how matter-of-fact most of the world is about paragraphs like this one https://t.co/mB1c7X35nP pic.twitter.com/vjDj10pRuS — Glenn Greenwald …
Dec 15 2015
Six In The Morning Tuesday December 15
UN accused of ‘shocking’ lack of action over murder and rape in South Sudan Peacekeeping mission has failed to stop systematic atrocities, MSF says, as civil war enters third year Sam Jones @swajones Tuesday 15 December 2015 00.05 GMT The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has been accused of a “complete and utter failure” to …
Dec 14 2015
Six In The Morning Monday December 14
Fosun founder Guo Guangchang appears in public Guo Guangchang, the high-profile Chinese tycoon detained by police last week, has made an appearance at his company’s annual meeting in Shanghai. The Fosun International chairman was first reported missing on Friday. The company later revealed he was assisting authorities with a probe. Fosun president Wang Qunbin said …
Dec 13 2015
San Bernardino shooting: How not to cover breaking news
We look at the divisive and sensationalist media coverage of the mass shooting; plus, the rise of social news videos. As televised news events go, it had a touch of the surreal about it. Two days after the San Bernardino mass shooting, scores of reporters stormed into the home of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, …
Dec 13 2015
The Breakfast Club (CatDog)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
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