When Rudyard Kipling wrote “Never the twain shall meet,” he probably did not realize how apt his poetry would be to describe political conflicts of interest. Questions about how and whether to prevent elected officials from personally benefiting from the votes they cast are all over the news. This questionable... Read More »
US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was home to one of the nation's largest cases of water contamination. Between the 1950s and the 1980s, individuals who lived or worked at the camp were exposed to water contamination that would go on to spur injuries and illnesses over... Read More »
Missouri librarians, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, have filed a lawsuit against Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker following a new law that bans books with explicit material from school libraries. Baker is named in the lawsuit “in her official capacity as Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney... Read More »
The city of Seattle has agreed to a $3.65 million settlement to end a lawsuit brought forward by Seattle community members following the nationwide 2020 George Floyd protests. As social justice protests throughout the nation began to simmer down, Seattle remained a hub for activists demanding police reform. In June... Read More »
It isn’t often that right-wing media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is questioned under oath, but neither is it often that a voting machinery company is suing a media corporation for defamation. Murdoch, the co-chairman of the Fox Corporation, the executive chairman of News Corp, and leader of a media empire including... Read More »
Remember the iconic film shot of Marilyn Monroe standing over a street vent in a white halter dress that blew up to her panties whenever a subway went by? A tourist organization in Palm Springs, California, called PS Resorts thought the Seven Year Itch photo of Marilyn was such a... Read More »
One of the nation's largest food safety sanitation service providers, Packers Sanitation Services Inc, has been ordered to pay $1.5 million In civil money penalties following a Federal investigation into their labor practices. The investigation, conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor's wage and hour division, found that Packers had... Read More »
Social media giant Twitter just inhaled. Twitter recently announced it is allowing its advertisers to share, promote and offer content about CBD, THC, and cannabis products. It’s public knowledge that Elon Musk loves a marijuana tweet now and then, most often in his comments to tweets with “420 haha.” Now,... Read More »
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that train operator Norfolk Southern will be responsible for the cleanup operations regarding the February 3 train derailment that caused rail cars carrying toxic chemicals to spill out their contents into the rural community. The order was issued under the Comprehensive Environmental... Read More »
Fights breaking out in America’s K-12 schools are on the rise according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association. The survey which sampled 14,966 participants found that one in three teachers had reported at least one incident of verbal harassment or threatening behavior from students. Administrators saw a... Read More »
The world's largest medical device company Medtronic is facing an antitrust lawsuit that accuses the company of stifling competition for its bundling contracts of bipolar energy devices. The lawsuit was filed in Central California's U.S. District Court by California-based medical device company Applied Medical. Applied Medical accuses Medtronic of violating... Read More »
In recent years, grocery shoppers have been given about 15 product choices that all contain the word “milk.” There’s almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, quinoa milk, and even hemp seed milk. For five years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been reviewing the over 13,000 comments it received... Read More »
A 66-year-old Cleveland neurologist wrote more than 10,000 prescriptions for a drug that his patients did not need. In exchange, he and his co-defendants received lucrative kickbacks from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactures Nuedexta, a drug used to treat a neurological disorder called Pseudobulbar. The FBI arrested the doctors,... Read More »
When Malcolm X, the assassinated civil rights leader, was murdered on February 21, 1965, the crowd around him rushed to attempt to save his life, but to no avail. In the front row sat his pregnant wife and four daughters in the Audubon Ballroom, where he was the guest speaker.... Read More »
Consumer protection laws flourished in the 1960s as Americans grew increasingly concerned about their health, safety, and economic well-being. The consumer movement was first led by President Kennedy, who proposed a Consumer Bill of Rights to Congress in 1962, which included the right to safety, to be informed, to choose... Read More »
