Aug 30th, 2008 · Jacqueline Care talks about her new novel, It's a Crime. The novelist found inspiration in affluent New Jersey suburbs, just outside of Manhattan, and in the white-collar crimes of corporate CEOs.
Aug 29th, 2008 · The Justice Department on Thursday announced new guidelines for investigating corporate crime cases. The changes follow criticism that prosecutors went too far in pressuring companies to cooperate with criminal probes, and restricted individual defendants' rights.
Aug 11th, 2008 · Half Shantytown, half corporate boomtown, the teeming and complex Mexico capital epitomizes the times we live in. Critic Simon Maxwell Apter thinks David Lida's book is a model, too — of passionate reporting.
Jul 29th, 2008 · Flint, Mich., has a new take on the old "adopt-a-highway" program. Money is tight, so the city is asking residents to help cover costs — by adopting a police camera. The city wants to add 14 surveillance cameras around town. For $30,000, residents can have their name or a corporate logo put on the surveillance box.
Jul 24th, 2008 · With sporting fame comes corporate sponsorship, television appearances, and fat paychecks. But in China, athletes are expected to let the government manage their image and to hand over a substantial cut of their earnings.
Jul 14th, 2008 · Keith Wyche is an African-American who has been navigating the world of corporate America since the early 1980's. In that time, Wyche has noticed what he calls unwritten rules for minority professionals. It's the subject of his book Good is Not Enough, and he joins Farai to run down the rules.
Jul 14th, 2008 · Mr. Jalopy, a leader of the Makers Movement, pushes individuals and corporations to reconsider the meaning of ownership. The movement, which emphasizes fixing rather than discarding objects, is gathering steam across the country.
Jul 7th, 2008 · Steering a huge corporation in a new direction when the economy falters is a complicated task. General Motors may get rid of some of its larger brands, speed the introduction of smaller cars and make additional white-collar job cuts. Will that be enough?