Report Exposes Safety And Wage Issues With Federal Contractors
Elizabeth Warren releases a report concerning safety issues and underpaid workers for companies on federal contracts.
News & Politics
Who Shall We Throw Under the Bus?
With Trump riding the electoral college into office and the political Left in a bit of disarray, what happens next? We can protest to our heart’s delight, but unless it influences actual policy, naught will come of it. Preaching to the choir means the Left sings louder, but a popular vote win means little to the electoral college. We, as progressives, must find ways to regain more of the red votes out in Middle America, but how? And who shall we throw under the bus in order to capture those votes?
Missouri Mentally Ill Woman Fatally Shoots Father
Colby Sue Weathers, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, purchased a handgun with her disability check and fatally shot her father.
Tennessee Confirms Local Outbreak of Bird Flu
Tennessee health officials confirmed on Sunday that a farm in the southern part of the state had been hit with an outbreak of bird flu. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, popularly called the “bird flu,” was the basis for a widely publicized health scare in 2013 and 2014. Contagious for chickens and turkey alike, the bird
CFPB Reveals Credit Reporting Abuses and Corrections
On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (or CFPB, for short) released a report detailing numerous problems which it had uncovered and corrected within the credit reporting industry. Since the beginning of the year, the CFPB has been taking on credit reporting agencies such as TransUnion and Equifax. The Bureau found numerous instances wherein credit
Interest Groups Asks Congress to Remove Internet Privacy Rules
Conservative interest groups and industry lobbyists are begging Congress to roll back Obama-era internet privacy rules. The groups sent a letter to the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday, laying out an argument for why the regulations should be reversed. Signed by 18 groups – including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, US Telecom, and the Consumer
Playground Accident Prompts Chicago Park District To Consider Settlement
Families take their children to playgrounds all the time. What they don’t count on happening is their children having an accident while playing. Unfortunately for one family, this is exactly what happened back in September of 2014 when a young girl was injured “when she fell on a metal spike at a Lawndale park playground” in Chicago. The accident resulted in the spike striking her forehead, opening a gash over her right eye. Though the accident happened a few years ago, the Chicago Park District board is considering a $100,000 settlement for the child.
Settlement Reached for 2 Men Wrongfully Convicted of 1980 Fire
A settlement has been reached between New York city and state officials and two men wrongly convicted of setting a fire back in 1980. The fatal fire itself took place in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn and tragically claimed the lives of a mother and her five children. So far the settlement is estimated at $31 million to settle claims that the two men were unjustly prosecuted.
Presidents and a Livable Environment
Life or Death Powers over the Environment – Used and Abused – Again Now? On March 2, 2017, the front page of the Washington Post the lead headline was “White House could slash EPA staff 20%”. The Post reported: “Though President Trump professes to care strongly about clean air and clean water, almost no other
Settlement After NYPD Illegally Targeted Muslims for Surveillance
The New York City Police Department has agreed to settle in a lawsuit which alleged the NYPD illegally targeted Muslims for surveillance. The litigation was originally filed in 2013 following numerous complaints that the Department was stalking Muslims and infiltrating mosques. Ever since September 11th, 2001, the police had been actively monitoring the greater Islamic