AJ Albrecht
AJ Albrecht is the director of U.S. government affairs at Mercy For Animals and the chair-elect of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Animal Law Committee. She can be reached at ajalbrecht@mercyforanimals.org.
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The county says about 465 striking workers obstructed three landfills, while the union says its picketing is lawful and no citations were issued
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Only a midterm rout turns back the suicidal, corruption-laden Trump bulldozer, ploughing ahead (crypto, emoluments, inflation, blackmail, AI) to enrich the rich by impoverishing the poor
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
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Federal court strikes down ICE’s courthouse arrest policy nationwide
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Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
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