WATD Boston Radio Interview With Gordon Schnell on Whistleblowing and Sports
Posted 10/3/13
There has been a never-ending pageantry of fallen sports heroes and broken sports programs -- Lance Armstrong; Penn State; Alex Rodriguez; Tyson Gay; Oklahoma State; Rutgers; the New Orleans Saints. The list goes on and on. You name it. It seems these days there is not a professional sport or big-time college sports program that has not been at the center of or deeply impacted by one scandal or another...
Hidden harms of government shutdown – In addition to its obvious impact on federal workers and the economy, the shutdown would also affect numerous government programs for veterans, the disabled, and the poor. 
UN report warns of real threat from global warming – In the 2,000 page report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a collection of the world’s leading climate scientists warn of serious environmental consequences if governments do not take more aggressive action. 
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Study says up to 440,000 U.S. deaths per year are from hospital mistakes – The Journal of Patient Safety findings make medical errors the third-leading cause of death in America behind heart disease and cancer. 
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Art dealer pleads guilty over selling fakes – Glafira Rosales admits to a 15-year, $80 million forgery scheme of passing off as genuine works from such Modernist masters as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko actual fakes painted by a Chinese immigrant in his Queens garage.
Female politicians less corrupt – According to a study out of Rice University, female politicians in democratic countries are less likely than their male counterparts to participate in and tolerate corrupt practices. 
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