On Christmas Eve in 2011, 18-month old Colum Pack was sitting in the back seat of the family car with his 3-year old brother Finn, without even a thought of the future. It was Christmas, after all. What was there to expect but gifts and the love of family. "I don't remember ever being this excited for Christmas before," Kelly Pack, Colum’s mother, … [Read more...]
Wild West
Yesterday America took a step backwards. A step into the past. Back to a time of chaotic violence. Where high noon meant another shootout in the streets. That’s where we’re at. In the last 1,735 days there have been 1,516 mass shootings. Then comes October 2, 2017. 527 wounded; 59 people killed. This is America now. It feels like the Wild … [Read more...]
NLRB Files Unfair Labor Practices Complaint Against Tesla
On August 31st, the National Labor Review Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against Tesla, an electric car manufacturer run by CEO Elon Musk. The complaint marked the commencement of an investigation into charges made in 2017 by Tesla workers and the Service Employee International Union. Workers have claimed that the company forced employees to sign … [Read more...]
Wells Fargo Gave Car Insurance to 800,000 People Without Telling Them
In late July, it was discovered that Wells Fargo had “sold” auto insurance policies to more than 800,000 people without ever informing them. Apparently, it’s common practice for financial companies to hand out insurance to its debtors in order to protect the lender’s interests. This is known as collateral protection insurance (CPI). The thing is: … [Read more...]
Eight Circuit Overturns Injunction on Strict Abortion Law
On July 28th, the Eight Circuit US Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s decision favoring Planned Parenthood in a lawsuit against Arkansas. In 2015, the state passed a law severely limiting access to abortion pills, prompting Planned Parenthood of Arkansas & Eastern Oklahoma to file a lawsuit. The women’s health care organization sought a … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Will Consider Partisan Gerrymandering in October Session
Proponents and opponents of partisan gerrymandering wait with bated breath for the Supreme Court to commence its October term, as Justices are set to hear arguments regarding the 2010 redistricting map in Wisconsin. The lower court has already deemed the map an unmistakable case of politically motivated gerrymandering that defies the Constitution. … [Read more...]
Defense Department May Shut Down Major Foreign Recruitment Program
The US Military has, since 2009, utilized a program called the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (or MAVNI) to fill gaps in its skilled-worker regiments. For its many military and “diplomatic” conquests, the Army, which is the main beneficiary of MAVNI, often requires a large quantity of polylingual personnel in addition to a number of … [Read more...]
Getting to Know the Confrontation Clause
According to the Sixth Amendment, “[…]in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right […] to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” This is what has come to be known as the Confrontation Clause, a foundational principle of the criminal justice system in the United States. It basically means that anyone who has been … [Read more...]
Trump Proposes the Elimination of Essential Funding for Appalachia
Of the 19 federal programs that Trump would like to eliminate, there are a few that would sever lifelines to regions that helped put him in the Oval Office. One of the key programs on the chopping block is the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), created during Lyndon B. Johnson’s “war on poverty.” Cutting these programs amounts to a bitter … [Read more...]
California DMV Proposes Draft of Autonomous Car Regulations
On October 20, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) created a draft of regulations that would govern autonomous vehicles. The proposed rules are based off of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Federal Automated Vehicles Policy that was made mandatory last month. The draft contains several clauses regarding … [Read more...]
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