As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has driven investors hoping to compete against Slim's companies out of Mexico. But news accounts haven't yet described the precise methods by which he has used his influence over government officials to grow
Once-secret documents reveal the tobacco industry's battle to gut anti-smoking education in California. Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and former Gov. Pete Wilson helped.
G.B. TrudeauDislike tobacco industry shills? That's a good sign for your lungs.A U.C. San Francisco study has revealed that young adults who deeply believe that the tobacco industry is composed of low-down, degenerate, gutless, slimy, watermelon-fucking sons of bitches are far less likely to smoke than their colleagues with less malevolent feelings toward Big Tobacco. While this seems like the ultimate no-brainer, UCSF scientists say the data reveals a lot; this, they claim, is the first study t
I am the law!​
Like a duel to the death with the prize to the victor being death, it seems there are no winners in this morning's legal showdown between San Francisco and Philip Morris at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Well, the winner may be "your lungs," but, at best, the loser would be "your common sense." Allow us to elaborate. In 2008, San Francisco passed a law that forbade pharmacies such as Walgreens from selling cigarettes -- as they were in the "health-promoting business" -- thoug
