June 24, 2020 – The maker of the deadly herbicide, Roundup – with its main ingredient ‘glyphosate’ – has reached a settlement in the US cases filed against it, topping out at $10.9 billion dollars – enough to provide a maximum of $100,000 to each of the 125,000 plaintiffs who…
June 19, 2020 – Today is a day of remembrance and reflection on how African-Americans were enslaved by those who we often exalt as founders of our nation and of our Constitution – but we rarely look to the darker side of American history – the enslavement of countless numbers…
June 18, 2020 – A widely unexpected turn of events has led the US Supreme Court to uphold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as “DACA” since the Trump Administration had taken affirmative action to get rid of DACA to begin the process of deporting 700,000 kids brought to the…
June 7, 2020 – As the epicenter of the George Floyd killing, the state of Minnesota has a lot to deal with: systemic racism, and police brutality. But what about the law itself? The charges against Derek Chauvin, the former officer whose knee-in-the-neck maneuver is literally the killing tactic heard…
May 30, 2020 – Minnesota is literally on Fire and Derek Chauvin is the cause. The former police officer arrested George Floyd, handcuffed him, later pinning him to the ground with his knee on his neck. During this time, three other officers looked on while Floyd pleaded to breathe. The…
