Elizabeth Warren urges former FDA head to resign from Pfizer
"This kind of revolving door influence-peddling smacks of corruption."
Judges are complicit in the opioid epidemic says new analysis
An analysis of U.S. court secrecy, conducted by Reuters, shows that by sealing evidence from the public, judges may have lengthened and deepened the epidemic.
Mayor resigns and pleads guilty to corruption charges
As the target of a multi-year undercover investigation headed by the FBI, Scranton Mayor William Courtright resigned from office on Monday and...
Florida wants to make ex-felons pay to vote
"They cannot legally affix a price tag to someone's right to vote."
Prosecutors move forward with retrial of aid worker who provided water to migrants
"The US government is disgracing itself by threatening and even prosecuting its own citizens for their vital work to save the lives of people in a desperate situation at the border.”
Victory for activists as DNC considers hosting a climate-specific debate
Youth and climate activists had relentlessly expressed their desire for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to host a climate change presidential debate....
Former Equifax executive sentenced to prison for insider trading
“If company insiders don’t follow the rules that govern all investors, they will face the consequences for their actions."
Sheriff indicted on 16 charges including theft in office
“Reader just does whatever he wants and no one ever calls him on it... We are scared to death of him... He is unstable and threatens people.”
Abortion discrimination in the workplace is illegal says U.S. district court
The federal judge ruled that it is illegal to discriminate in employment because of "pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions."
Amazon infrastructure puts 68% of indigenous lands / protected areas at risk: report
"The central point of this study is to show the need of acquiring an integral vision of the region to fight the destruction that has been taking place.”