by Carol Thompson While the Arbitration Fairness Act (H.R. 1844, S. 878) sits idly in Washington, over a dozen state attorney general’s are appealing for change. Late last year 16 state attorney generals wrote to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
by Carol Thompson Justin Hunt has given up on the American dream, but the Ballymote, Ireland resident hasn’t given up on his pursuit for justice. Hunt established Eire Realty, LLC in Texas Jan. 31, 2012, with the assistance of Frisco, Texas-based...
by Carol Thompson The most recent security breach involving the theft of millions of social security numbers from Anthem has left many wanting to know if it’s possible to change their social security number. The government, however, doesn’t allow...
by Carol Thompson American’s favorite butterfly, the monarch, is declining in numbers, and the blame is being placed on biotechnology conglomerate Monsanto, the manufacturer of the weed killer Roundup. The number of monarchs reaching Mexico...
by Carol Thompson Late last month, Uber Technologies and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) released a report claiming that the app-activated ridesharing service is reducing the number of drunk driving accidents among young people, however, Pro Publica, an...
by James O’Connor The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to propose regulating Internet service like a public utility. Also expected is that the move will unleash much debate and lobbying. Chairman Tom Wheeler will seek a “Title II”...
by Carol Thompson In a “state of the university” address posted online Jan. 30, University of Virginia president Teresa A. Sullivan spoke about the Rolling Stone’s controversial, and now discredited, “Jackie” rape story. “Before the...
by Carol Thompson Should baby monkeys be used in maternal-deprivation experiments? That was the question before Congress Tuesday as those concerned spoke to whether the experiments carried out at the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, part of the...
by Carol Thompson The National Registry of Exonerations has reported the number of wrongly convicted exonerations has reached a record high. According to the organization, there were 125 exonerations in 2014. The previous highest total was 91 in 2012 and again in...
by James O’Connor TracFone, the largest prepaid mobile provider in the U.S., has agreed to pay $40 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it deceived millions of consumers with hollow promises of “unlimited” data service. The FTC’s...
