Topic: Cross Collateralization

CNN's reporting on the ambulance strike is scrutinized for its lack of definitive information. The hosts recall the Julian Assange "Collateral Murder" video to illustrate the historical reality of ambulances being targeted in war zones and dismiss the term "human shields" as a media meme.

Publishers often present "dummy contracts" to new authors that include cross-collateralization clauses, allowing the company to withhold royalties from a successful book to pay off debts from a failing one. An unnamed agent in the computer book industry reportedly gained favor with publishers by convincing authors to sign these disadvantageous agreements.