Patt Morrison for May 24, 2012
Brian Banks was exonerated after challenging his 2002 rape conviction. And, Google's search algorithm famously hunts for relevancy – so why do searches turn up Google products? A GOP senator wants to know whether Google cooks its results – and if it does, well, isn’t it Google’s right to do so? We all hate meetings, right? Make fun of them and make up excuses to dodge them? So why still have them? Are they just an excuse for donuts? Next time at one o’clock.
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Coming Up: Patt Morrison for May 25, 2012
Twenty-six year-old Brian Banks served 5 years and 2 months in prison for a kidnap and rape he did not commit. He was exonerated yesterday, after his accuser was videotaped by a private investigator admitting to falsely accusing him.
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Patt Morrison for May 23, 2012
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Patt Morrison for May 22, 2012
Space exploration has come a long way, but should it be privatized? And things have changed since George Holliday shot that video of the police beating Rodney King. Your cell phone can record videos, but people have been arrested for using their cell phones to shoot videos of arrests. Now the courts are saying nope, you have the right to record. Is this a victory? Plus, travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux takes his new protagonist back to the African nation of Theroux's Peace Corps youth, and peace is about the last thing he finds. That’s next time at one o’clock.
Patt Morrison for May 21, 2012
In September of 2011, Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of Facebook, renounced his United States citizenship and eight months later, Facebook, Inc. held its initial public offering. The Brazilian-born entrepreneur says he renounced his citizenship to help facilitate a permanent move to Singapore, where he has been living since 2009, but senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) think Saverin’s primary motivation was to avoid paying taxes on his stake in Facebook post-IPO. It’s the title of the book and the case the authors make: it’s even worse than it looks. They say our political institutions are on the brink of collapse, in part because people who hate government are running government. And heroin, meth, cocaine – a state legislator says just having a little of it should be a misdemeanor, not a felony. Where’s that idea take us? Follow and find out, next time at one o’clock.
Patt Morrison for May 18, 2012
Facebook is officially public. Now what? Plus, the minority party always likes the filibuster because it can make one senator more powerful than fifty-nine senators, but is it time to bid the filibuster adieu? Can the Senate really quit its ability to throw a wrench in its own works? And could there even be enough votes to vote on it? Plus, the dogs of war. Patt talks to Maria Goodavage, author of "Soldier Dogs," about the all-draft army that goes on four legs, next time at one o’clock.
Patt Morrison for May 17, 2012
Seven Los Angeles County sheriff’s officers from a gang unit have been placed on leave and are under investigation for forming a secret clique that celebrated police shootings. You always find some surprising things on the California ballot, and next month’s primary is no exception, with Roseanne Barr wanting to run for president on the Green party ticket. She’ll tell you why. Plus, an elderly San Diego county man sits next to his ailing wife as she ends her own life. Should he be prosecuted for that? Is it time for California to join three other states in legalizing assisted suicide? Next time at one o’clock.
Patt Morrison for May 16, 2012
Mitt Romney’s camp has ruffled the feathers of a few seasoned reporters. How should we define the relationship between a presidential candidate and the press? Archbishop Desmond Tutu brings his ideas for peace and harmony to Los Angeles... after all, he did win the Nobel Peace Prize. And, as a special bonus, he sings to Patt! Plus, longtime CBS reporter Dan Rather delivers his memoir about covering military battles and also being the subject of political ones. The superintendent of the LAUSD answers my questions and yours, next time at one o’clock.
