“Print the Money”: Trump’s “Reckless” Proposal Echoes Franklin and Lincoln“Print the money” has been called crazy talk, but it may be the only sane solution to a $19 trillion federal debt that has doubled in the last 10 years. The solution of Abraham Lincoln and the American colonists can still work today.
Suspected 9/11 mastermind’s defense wants prosecution to step down, alleges destroyed evidenceSuspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s defense team is calling for the entire prosecution at Guantanamo Bay to relieve themselves of their duties after suspicions arose that they secretly destroyed evidence in the long-running case.
US state laws for driving on marijuana are unscientific – AAA studyUS laws governing driving under the influence of marijuana are unscientific, research reveals. Legal blood limits are not an adequate way of testing for impairment, and this technique may lead to the wrong drivers being prosecuted, the AAA says. The science has been clear on alcohol – the more of it in your bloodstream, the worse off you are.
Vote all you want. The secret government won’t change. – The Boston GlobeThe voters who put Barack Obama in office expected some big changes. From the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping to Guantanamo Bay to the Patriot Act, candidate Obama was a defender of civil liberties and privacy, promising a dramatically different approach from his predecessor.
How Much Liberty Do Americans Have Left?It is hard to read the Second Amendment and not honestly conclude that the Framers intended gun ownership to be an individual right. It is true that the amendment begins with a reference to militias: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
New Jersey state troopers arrest woman for remaining silent during traffic stopNew Jersey state troopers arrested a woman on an obstruction charge after she refused to answer questions during a routine traffic stop, dashcam footage shows. Now the woman is suing the troopers, arguing that they violated her civil rights. The arrest of Rebecca Musarra, an attorney from Philadelphia, took place on the Pennsylvania border.
Seven Major Banks Pay Chump Change to Settle Lawsuit Over Lucrative Scheme | VICE NewsSeven of the world’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $324 million to settle a private US lawsuit accusing them of rigging an interest rate benchmark used in the $553 trillion derivatives market. The settlement made public on Tuesday, which requires court approval, resolves antitrust claims against Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Royal Bank of Scotland.
New gov’t rule would give Americans more power to sue banksA proposed rule by a federal consumer watchdog would grant Americans more power to sue banks and credit card companies over potentially wrong business practices, and decrease the chances that their lawsuits would be blocked.
Army Captain sues Obama over ISIS fightAn Army Captain is suing President Barack Obama, arguing that the war against Islamic State is illegal because it has not been authorized by Congress. “Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, when the President introduces United States armed forces into hostilities…
Nature groups sue EPA, demand stricter fracking waste rulesFederal regulations on the transport, storage, and disposal of hydraulic fracking waste are outdated and inadequate to stop earthquakes and pollution, a coalition of nature groups argued in a lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency.
3rd biggest killer in US is medical error – Johns Hopkins studyResearch has discovered that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States. With more than 250,000 deaths of this kind annually, researchers from Johns Hopkins University urge addressing systemic problems with the US system.
Who Can Go After Banks for the Foreclosure Crisis?Cities are arguing that they, too, were damaged by risky loans, and that they should be able to take the lenders to court to regain their losses. Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now >
Bank of America Settles Fraudulent Mortgage-Backed Securities Lending ChargesBank of America Corp. ( NYSE:BAC) has agreed to settle the charges over the sale of mortgage-backed securities prior to the financial crisis of 2008. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle filed the lawsuit in 2009. The lender reached a settlement worth $190 million, according to the filing cited by Bloomberg.
Yahoo’s $8 Billion Black HoleThe headquarters of in Sunnyvale, California, encompasses roughly 1 million square feet of waterfront office space, with floor-to-ceiling windows and views of San Francisco Bay. Yahoo owns the campus, as well as a 50-acre plot of land in Santa Clara that was once seen as a possible location for an expanded headquarters but which now contains a parking lot for the San Francisco 49ers.
Every single member of House votes to require warrants to access all emailsThe House voted 419-0 on a bill requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant to look through Americans’ emails, no matter how old they are. The bill would update a 30-year-old law that doesn’t require a warrant for emails older than 180 days.
Treasury Dept. financial crimes director to join HSBC despite Mexican drug money taint – reportThe Treasury Department’s top anti-money laundering official is reportedly taking a top seat at HSBC, a bank struggling to cope with a record $1.9 billion settlement with the US government in a case involving a Mexican drug cartel and financial fraud.
‘Highway robbery’: OK police seize $53k of funds for Thai orphanageAfter being accused of “highway robbery” for seizing over $53,000 from a Christian rock band fundraising for a Christian school in Burma and an orphanage in Thailand, police in Oklahoma have been forced to backtrack on felony charges they had initiated against the man safeguarding the money.
Victims of brutal CIA interrogation win landmark ruling to sue black site psychologistsA court ruling will allow CIA torture victims to sue two psychologists who designed and operated the agency’s brutal interrogation program. US District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush ruled Friday that Tanzanian Suleiman Abdullah Salim, Libyan Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, and the family of deceased Afghani Gul Rahman have the right to hold individuals accountable for the CIA program that led to their abuse.