Should the law recognize an elephant’s right to be released from solitary confinement? The New York State Court of Appeals — the highest court in New York — will consider this question on May 18. At issue is an Asian elephant named Happy. But happy she is not. Elephants are profoundly ...
Given the current makeup of the Supreme Court, the content of Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft opinion is hardly a surprise. However, the intricacies of this draft betray a much more dire reality waiting for us if it is published by the court. The effect of overturning Roe stretches far ...
Motherhood and the workplace have long been in conflict. The COVID-19 pandemic created a perfect storm, with anti-mother bias becoming more evident and the pressure to be the best worker and mother colliding. Last year was one of the toughest years that I’ve experienced as a mom. Like ...
Flush with $66 billion in infrastructure-bill cash, Amtrak wants to revive its rail service on the Gulf Coast. But fiscal watchdogs see a taxpayer-funded train wreck coming down the line. “For taxpayers, it doesn’t make any sense because Amtrak is so heavily subsidized and the numbers ...
On the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and the wave of Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the nation, there is a significant change emerging in public information and stories about Black lives. College students are editing and creating new Wikipedia articles on the world’s ...
Baby formula was in the news earlier this year because of what was perceived to be among the worst baby formula safety concerns and supply shortages in history. The lawsuits against the makers of baby formula market share leaders, Enfamil and Similac, put baby formula in the news cycle during ...
