Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
A former New Hampshire inmate says the state is retaliating against over a healthcare lawsuit. Eric Cable, writes the Associated Press, launched his lawsuit in March. The man claimed that prison officials were negligent in ensuring his well-being throughout the period of his incarceration. During his time in lock-up, Cable says he wasn’t treated for
A 2015 lawsuit alleging “grossly deficient” medical care at Louisiana State Penitentiary is heading to trial Tuesday. Lawyers for the maximum-security inmates say their clients suffered and continue to suffer a drawn-out variety of cruel and unusual punishment. Countless inmates, recounts The Advocate, have been forced to deal with unnecessary pain and suffering, permanent disability
The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration isn’t doing much to deter new arrivals. A New York Times special focusing on Guatemalan migrants outlines the plight of Central American families, many of whom are willing to risk deportation in order to escape extreme poverty and widespread violence. Liset Juarez’s husband, writes the Times, was one such
On Thursday, the Trump administration signaled its intent to ease a nationwide roll out of automated cars and trucks. In a federal memo, officials said they’ll “no longer assume” that the driver of a commercial motor vehicle has to be a human or even sentient. According to the Washington Post, the administration is attempting to
Vizio seems to be nearing a settlement over its data-tracking smart televisions. The Verge reports that the company’s overall payout could exceed $17 million. Just last year, Vizio was forced to hand over $2.2 million in fines to the Federal Trade Commission in another lawsuit. Starting off as a class action, the case concerns allegations
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a slew of bills on Sunday that were inspired by the burgeoning #MeToo movement. Each proposal was, according to the Los Angeles Times, intended to combat gender inequality and violence. Among the bills was a measure prohibiting confidential settlement agreements that would prevent the publication of facts related ‘sexual assault,
A federal judge foiled a Trump administration plan to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants. The move, reports POLITICO, halts the White House’s plan to force TPS recipients to apply for another immigration status or risk deportation. Altogether, some 300,000 nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan were to
Top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official Eric Blankenstein apologized Monday for the “poor conduct” he’d shown by writing a series of controversial and racially tinged blog posts in 2004. Written under a pseudonym, Blankenstein’s posts questioned the legitimacy of anti-hate policies and pondered whether use of the ‘n-word’ constitutes racism. Despite some outrage from the
The Food and Drug Administration launched a surprise raid inspection on the headquarters of e-cigarette manufacturer Juul, hauling away hundreds of files related to the company’s sales and marketing tactics. Editor’s note: We were contacted by a representative for the FDA clarifying that the action reported in this article was an inspection, not a raid. We have
Hours after Facebook revealed that 50 million of its users were ‘directly affected’ by a security breach, two users announced their intent to initiate a class-action lawsuit. Filed by lead plaintiffs Carla Echavarria and Derrick Walker in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the suit endeavors to include anyone whose “names,