Okay, so you probably already know that “the legal system” is not always a “ justice system.” A real justice system would consistently ensure that that people are held accountable for harms they do to others. That goes for corporations, too. But our...
Do you know what a “zombie debt” is? Well, let’s say you have a debt, and it doesn’t get fully paid. It started out as $1565.39 years and years ago, and you paid it down some, but only until you lost your job and had unexpected medical expenses. The...
It’s true, and it’s so wrong. As U.S. laws are written, employers can fire or demote you for any number of reasons, as long as they don’t offend federal or state statutes. These include statutes that protect employees from discrimination based on race,...
When the Supreme Court of California determined in 2001 that Nike, Inc., might be accountable in a civil action for misleading statements that it made to the press and to the public about its operations in Southeast Asia labor activist, it opened a whole can of worms...
Should Starbucks Have Called the Police? In April of 2008, Starbucks was in the news when a manager in a downtown Philadelphia Starbucks called the police to arrest two young black men who were asking to use the bathroom without purchasing anything from the store....
