Donald Trump's 2016 slogan was famously “Make America Great Again.” However, arguably even more powerful was “Drain The Swamp,” a chant that was frequently heard at Trump campaign rallies and ended up defining much of his closing message. While Trump's 2016 campaign was notable for its barely disguised racism, it's undeniable that “Drain The … [Read more...]
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“Transparent” Trump Administration Desperate to Hide President’s Financial Information
(Photo Credit: Tulin, CC 2.0) Last week, the President of the United States stood in the White House Rose Garden and said, “I'm the most transparent President probably in the history of this country.” While every day seems to bring a new, staggeringly dishonest rhetorical strategy from the Trump Administration, this statement qualified as … [Read more...]
Monsanto Defense Attacked Scientific Witness Credibility in Pilliod Case
The legal team for Monsanto attempted a new defense strategy in the latest lawsuit claiming Roundup weed killer caused cancer, Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. In the first two trials in which terminally ill people claimed the once-popular weed killer caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of exposure, the Monsanto’s legal team focused mainly on simply … [Read more...]
Recent Court Rulings Re-Enforce High Bar for Sexual Harassment Claims
As Americans continue to grapple with the reality of sexual harassment and other forms of sexual misconduct in the workplace, some have expressed a much different concern: namely, that it is far too easy for women to claim sexual harassment. For these Americans, there is a pervasive culture of fear in the workplace, as women are able to leverage … [Read more...]
Just Following Orders, Trump Subordinates Deny Veterans’ Cannabis Needs
Taking their cue from their Commander-in-Chief, who refuses to re-classify medical cannabis as a drug worthy of research for wounded veterans, the Judge Advocate General’s office at West Point stripped decorated Army Major Tye Reedy of his pension for joining leading cannabis company, Acreage Holdings. (Acreage Holdings was recently acquired by … [Read more...]
Bayer/Monsanto Hit With $2 Billion Verdict in Roundup Case
Earlier today, a jury concluded that Monsanto's Roundup caused an elderly couple to suffer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of using the herbicide. The jury awarded Alberta and Alva Pilliod a combined total of $2.055 Billion in damages. Today’s verdict in Pilliod v. Monsanto was the third consecutive loss suffered by Bayer AG, which acquired … [Read more...]
New York Police Officer Faces Disciplinary Trial In Garner Death
According to Reuters, the disciplinary trial of the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold nearly 5 years ago began on Monday. Daniel Pantaleo could be fired after the conclusion of what is expected to be a 10-day trial at the New York Police Department’s headquarters in Manhattan. The … [Read more...]
E-Mails Show Monsanto Counted On Support From Trump
Donald Trump speaking at Conservative Political Action Conference (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0). When the Environmental Protection Agency released an initial draft finding in late April that glyphosate – the herbicide in Roundup, one of the most popular weedkillers in the world – was safe, it was the product of years of study from the … [Read more...]
Proposed Changes to Planned Parenthood Funding Blocked by Federal Judge
Pink out for Planned Parenthood March, New York, New York (Photo Credit: INeverCry, CC 2.0) A federal judge in Washington State recently issued an injunction preventing the Trump Administration’s changes to Title X from taking effect as planned on May 3. Title X is a federal grant program used to provide funding to clinics that provide health … [Read more...]
Fake Heiress Anna Sorokin Sentenced To Max 12 Years In Prison
A German woman who pretended to be a wealthy heiress in New York was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison on Thursday. 28-year-old Anna Sorokin was born in Russia before moving to Germany as a teenager and New York City as a young adult. In the US, she went by the name of Anna Delvey. Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s … [Read more...]
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