Florida Unemployment System’s ‘Skills Test’ Violates Civil Rights Act, US Labor Dept Finds

In a groundbreaking investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center found earlier this month that Florida’s unemployment system is filled with civil rights abuses. Because of difficult “skills tests,” Florida’s denial rate for unemployment applications jumped nearly 70 percent in the first three months of 2012, as the percentage of unemployed people in […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

In a groundbreaking investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center found earlier this month that Florida's unemployment system is filled with civil rights abuses. Because of difficult “skills tests,” Florida’s denial rate for unemployment applications jumped nearly 70 percent in the first three months of 2012, as the percentage

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Overseer Of US Victim Funds Says Work Wrenching

Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who’ve faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush. Now, he’s adding the Boston Marathon bombings to his workload, managing a victims’ compensation fund as he […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who've faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush. Now, he's adding the Boston Marathon bombings to his workload, managing a victims' compensation fund as

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Report: Water Supplies Dwindling As Fracking Uses It All Up

A “Gone for Good” report concludes that frack-heavy areas are struggling with dwindling water supplies. In 2012, 174 billion gallons of water were used by the oil and gas industry.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

A new study is highlighting concerns over the connection between hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as fracking) and the nation’s water supply, indicating that unless proper regulations are put in place, the country could find itself in a fracking-induced crisis. The “Gone for Good” report, published by the Western Organization of Resource

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Los Angeles Agrees To $4.2M Settlement, Hopes To End Dorner Saga

Katie Rucke Earlier this week, officials in Los Angeles announced the city would pay $4.2 million to a mother and daughter whose car was mistaken by police for the one driven by ex-policeman Christopher Dorner. While looking for Dorner, police fired 102 shots at the car in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 7. […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Katie RuckeEarlier this week, officials in Los Angeles announced the city would pay $4.2 million to a mother and daughter whose car was mistaken by police for the one driven by ex-policeman Christopher Dorner. While looking for Dorner, police fired 102 shots at the car in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 7. The women, who were

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Contaminated Nation: Inhuman Radiation Experiments

It’s the 20th anniversary of the declassification of studies, done over a period of 60 years, where the U.S. conducted 2,000 radiation experiments 20,000 vulnerable U.S. citizens.

John LaForge
By John LaForge

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the declassification of top secret studies, done over a period of 60 years, in which the U.S. conducted 2,000 radiation experiments on as many as 20,000 vulnerable U.S. citizens. Victims included civilians, prison inmates, federal workers, hospital patients, pregnant women, infants, developmentally

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Obama’s 2014 Drug Policy Offers More Access To Rehab, Less Assurances Of Legalization

President Obama’s newest strategy of fighting the so-called “war on drugs” was revealed Wednesday by the director of the National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, at the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. The new policy will place a greater emphasis diverting non-violent drug offenders into substance abuse rehabilitation instead of prisons and on […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

President Obama’s newest strategy of fighting the so-called “war on drugs" was revealed Wednesday by the director of the National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, at the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. The new policy will place a greater emphasis diverting non-violent drug offenders into substance abuse rehabilitation instead of

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