Election Security 2020 : Securing the Vote While Securing the System
Election Security: Securing the Vote While Securing the System
Tag: The Legal Edition
Liberty, Justice & Healthcare for None – Litigating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) During COVID
Discussion on the Litigating the ACA during the COVID CRISIS. Answering the hard questions: Why Trump Administration is Heading to the US Supreme Court on November 10th – to Try, Once Again – to Repeal the Affordable Care Act, When Millions of Americans Rely on it – and it is Now, More Than Ever, Critical to Have it…?
Bayer-Monsanto Glyphosate Settlement – Leaving Cancer Victims Behind, Without Warning
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…
Juneteenth – Remembering the Torturous Path of Slavery & the Celebratory Day of Freedom
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…
DACA – The Promise of the Supremes & Chief Justice John Roberts – DACA Here to Stay for Another Day
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…
Toxic Teeth, Toxic Truth: Mercury, Amalgams & FDA – Part 2 of 2
Discussion with Dr. Robert Breiner, DDS – the doctor who literally wrote the book on how mercury amalgam fillings, often referred to as ‘silver fillings’ can actually be making people sick. He discusses the science and the policies that allow these toxic dental treatments to be used across America – despite the known toxicity of the materials. He details that a small filling falling into a lake can deem that lake off limits due to hazardous waste. Yet, those materials are put in human teeth. A two part discussion that will make everyone think twice about going to the dentist.
Toxic Teeth-Toxic Truth: Mercury, Amalgams & the FDA – Part 1 of 2
Discussion with Dr. Robert Breiner, DDS – the doctor who literally wrote the book on how mercury amalgam fillings, often referred to as ‘silver fillings’ can actually be making people sick. He discusses the science and the policies that allow these toxic dental treatments to be used across America – despite the known toxicity of the materials. A two part discussion that will make everyone think twice about going to the dentist.
“Roundup” – Is it Ready for Another Trial?…The Monsanto Herbicide Cases
Discussion on the multi-million jury awards to those who developed Non-Hodgkins lymphoma where causal evidence suggests that the regular use of the herbicide “Roundup” caused these victims to develop the fatal disease. Many of the cases are under appeal, but damning evidence surfaced during trial indicating the original manufacturer, Monsanto knew of the dangers and hid it from the public. Bayer Corporation now owns what was formerly Monsanto and is embroiled in litigation to try to overturn many of the jury awards awarded to dying patients. A nightmare for those given the devastating diagnosis, and a public relations nightmare for the company as well.
Guest: Dr. Stephanie. She is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT. Her Research Includes Analysis and Synthesis of Empirical Data from Government, Public & Private Resources including: Chemical, Molecular, & Atomic Properties—to Assess the Potential for Synergistic Effect upon Human Health.
The Affordable Care Act–Liberty, Justice & Expansion for All…
Discussion on the new US Supreme Court Challenges by Republican-led states to ‘Dismantle’ the ACA which provides affordable healthcare to millions of Americans. What that would look like in a COVID world.
Guest: Attorney, Nicole Huberfeld, Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, at Boston University School of Public Health, & Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. Her work is at the intersection of Health law & Constitutional law, and the role of “federalism in health care” –which is the role of the states with regard to actions by the federal government. Professor Huberfeldand often writes about Medicaid.
Parallels in Patriotism: Educating One Generation of America at a Time – History of Immigration to the US
Discussion on the history of immigration to the US and the often unwelcoming American sentiment towards immigrants. From the Chinese Exclusion Act of the latter 19th Century, the mistreatment of Jewish immigrants in the early 20th Century – to the Muslim Ban took in the 21st Century. Why American looks with suspicion and intolerance on other races, religions and ethnicities that look to immigrate to America – and why the Crisis at the US Southern Border is not much different than earlier immigrants coming to the US fleeing violence, persecution, intolerance, and hunger. From Ellis Island to the US Southern Border – the history of migration makes its 21st Century appearance with the same prejudices that have challenged previous immigrants of years past.
Guest: Adam Strom, Director of Re-Imagining Migration, an education project working with a team of experts from UCLA and Harvard Graduate School of Education. The focus of their work is to bring history and understanding of past immigration–and its current day analogs to classrooms and educational leaders across the globe. He is the former Director of Scholarship and Innovation at Facing History and Ourselves, an organization dedicated to helping educators, schools and communities learn about ethics, social responsibility and justice. He has written extensively on issues including: George Washington’s Rebuke to Bigotry; Stories of Identify & Religion; American’s Civil Rights Movement; Crimes Against Humanity and Civilizations–including the Jewish Holocaust, and the Armenian Genocide.