An investigation of Boeing’s flawed 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people. With the New York Times, revealing the commercial pressures, flawed design, and failed oversight behind the creation of Boeing’s fastest-selling plane.

‘Dieselgate’ is the scandal that made world headlines when, in the USA in 2015, Volkswagen were discovered to have installed defeat devices in the pollution control software of their diesel cars. Although the cars conformed to emission standards in laboratory tests, on the road, in actual driving conditions, emissions were off the chart. VW were forced to buy back vehicles from American customers – resulting in ‘VW graveyards’ of new cars...

Time is Money. In high frequency trading the fastest data network makes the deal. Computers trade against computers solely committed to the logic of their algorithms. Essentially, they are warring bots – MONEY BOTS. In the beginning, the intention was to use greater predictability and faster infrastructure to increase the stability of financial markets. In fact, the opposite has occurred: automation has made them more vulnerable. Moneybots love...

On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven BP workers and spewing 200 million barrels of oil into the ocean. DIRTY ENERGY brings to light the personal stories of the Louisiana fishermen and local residents directly impacted by the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Filmmaker Bryan D. Hopkins gains intimate access to the lives and homes of these people, as they struggle to rebuild their...

WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD: The Bridgestone/Firestone Conspiracy of Death & Destruction A True Story is an informative, eye-opening, consequential account of what goes on and what goes wrong in the world of big bad well known corporations and the lives affected due to greed, money, lies, cover-ups and scandals. In this eye-opening true account, WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD is the inside story, exposing a large corporation's cover-up of greed,...

On 2 November 2023, in one of the largest fraud trials in history, Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of stealing billions of dollars from the customers of his crypto-exchange, FTX. How did this 31-year-old Californian in flip-flops, board shorts and a T-shirt manage to become one of the most famous CEOs in the world? How did greed, fear and free money inflate the crypto bubble until it finally popped with devastating consequences for millions of...

The first introductory book about United States law for the general reader which explains the reasoning why a law is what it is. Told with easy to understand examples and analogies, replete with entertaining stories and fascinating facts. The author's ironic humor is never far from the narrative. The book explains simply and clearly the distinctions between U.S. constitutional rights and government powers; along with more practical state and local...

Attorneys need high-performing teams that can work well under pressure. But in many organizations, especially large firms, attorneys are often left on their own to figure out how to build their teams, resulting in inconsistent and haphazard management that makes even the best performers feel like cogs in a machine. Many senior leaders view this as inevitable, writing off high attrition as a cost of doing business. The best lawyers see the world differently....

The performance and survival of a business in a global economy depends on understanding and managing the risks-external and those embedded within its operations. It is vital to identify and prioritize significant risks and detect the weakest points. Adding other elements to an essential ERM program, such as PESTEL and Porter's 5 forces, treatment plans, scorecards, the three lines of defense (3LoD) components, and process improvements (six sigma,...