Ryan Farrick is a 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 controversial bill sponsored by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, entitled the Stop BEZOS Act, is attracting flak for its poor design and unintended consequences. Named in obvious reference to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the bill would tax large companies on the amount of public benefit their workers are forced to avail. Sanders says that if
An Oregon man who says he was stabbed in the eye during a sword-fighting lesson is suing his course instructor for $9 million. The lawsuit says the injury occurred last year, during a sword-fighting class at the Elks’ Milwaukie Portland Lodge. Instructor Jason Romandelle Brown called upon a beginner student to participate in a demonstration.
Filmmaker Tyler Perry is supporting a lawsuit against a Florida sheriff’s deputy who’s now accused of murdering a black man nearly fifteen years ago. Perry announced the lawsuit along with Marcia Williams and her attorney, Benjamin Crump. The litigation is targeting former Collier County deputy Steven Calkins. Williams says Calkins murdered her 27-year old son
A federal lawsuit accuses U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House chief of staff John Kelly of conspiring to separate Central and South American families at the Mexican border. The Boston Globe reports that the plaintiffs say the government’s actions were illegal and unconscionable. Consequently, the suit demands that the administration pay for inflicting
Still in the wake of a family separation fiasco, the Trump administration is preparing to withdraw from an important immigration agreement. On Thursday, the administration published a Federal Register notice. The proposal lays out fresh standards for families held in detention together. In order for it to work, the government would have to terminate the
A black restaurant owner from New York is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the city’s police department, alleging that he was arrested for trying to help a customer in distress. Proprietor Clyde Pemberton told the New York Times that officers didn’t listen to his side of the story. Employees offering to vouch for their
Attorneys in Kansas City are filing a suit against the Missouri Department of Corrections, alleging that its Cameron facility violates prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights. KCTV reports that families met over the weekend to share stories of riots, unhygienic conditions and the rampant mistreatment of inmates at Crossroads Correctional Center. “People will say it’s a staffing
Immigrants are avoiding government assistance programs, forsaking baby food and nutritional necessities to appease the Trump administration. Under the guise of an August proposal, immigrants—legal and illegal alike—could be barred from obtaining green cards and citizenship if they’ve recently availed welfare benefits. The Trump administration casts a wide net on its definition of public assistance,
The State Department is refusing thousands of passport applications from people born along the border, accusing Hispanic applicants of citizenship fraud. Texas legislators say the government’s policy is a systematic problem, demonstrative of bias against the United States’ large Hispanic minority. Antipathy toward individuals of Mexican, Central and South American backgrounds has featured prominently throughout
A Guatemalan mother detained at an ICE facility is suing the government for her toddler’s death, claiming “unsafe conditions, neglectful medical care, and inadequate supervision” ran rampant in a family detention center. Human Rights Watch reports that 20-year Yazmin Juarez crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her young daughter, Mariee, in March. Both were detained by