Entries by NY Personal Injury Attorneys

Hurricane Ida’s Destruction was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism

NY DOB employee inspects a house where people were killed when their basement apartment was flooded by Hurricane Ida’s remnants September 2, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Rashad Robinson, Salon With nearly two months left of this year’s turbulent hurricane season, thousands of Louisianans are entering their sixth straight week without power following […]

Reclaiming ‘Missing’ Children: They Don’t Fail – the System Fails Them

By Rhokeisha Ford, Center NYC As a New York City public high school principal, I learned that a percentage of my students were literally unaccounted for. Their names appeared on my roster, but for one reason or another did not attend school regularly or at all. They were lost in the abyss of truancy, making them more likely to enter the notorious “school to prison pipeline.” […]

US Policy Toward Haitian Immigrants is Part of a Long, Troubled History

Protest at the UN headquarters to stop Haitian deportations. – Manhattan, New York, United States. September 21, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Shocking images have emerged of Border Patrol officers on horseback charging toward Haitian immigrants in and around the border town of Del Rio, Texas. Thousands of Haitians have come to our […]

Food Poisoning Causes: What to Know

By Michelle Seaton, WebMD Getting sick from eating food that has germs, viruses, or parasites is more common than you might think. An estimated 48 million Americans, that’s 1 out of every 6, come down with food poisoning every year. Most get better on their own without medical treatment. The most common symptoms are abdominal […]

How Safe is Your Baby Food?

By C. Michael White, The Conversation Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby foods at levels well above what the federal government considers safe for children, a new congressional report warns. Members of Congress asked seven major baby food makers to hand over test results and other internal documents […]

Removing Police From Schools: Inaugural Learning for Justice Magazine Includes Story Explaining How School Resource Officers Harm Black and Brown Children

By SPL Center Latrice Johnson’s teenage son faced criminal charges after he got into a fight at school. Although the charge was eventually dropped, the situation increased stress on his family. Johnson, of Montgomery, Alabama, is among a growing number of parents, students and activists around the country who are mobilizing to improve school safety […]

80% of Fatal E-scooter Crashes Involve Cars – New Study Reveals Where and Why Most Collisions Occur

By Christopher R. Cherry, The Conversation About 30 people in the United States have been killed riding electric scooters since 2018. Most – 80% – were hit by drivers of cars. Publicly available e-scooters arrived to U.S. cities in 2017 as an energy-efficient and fun new way to get around town. By 2019, e-scooter rides […]

Racial Income and Wealth Gaps are Huge – but the Fed Doesn’t Have the Right Tools to fix Them

By Paul Wachtel, The Conversation Central bankers and economists from around the world are convening remotely for the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Aug. 27, 2021, to discuss the future of monetary policy. For the second year in a row, the annual conference will be virtual and the theme – Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven […]

People With Traumatic Brain Injury, Who Often Lose Empathy, Can Regain It With Treatment

By Dawn Neumann, The Conversation Most people can easily determine when a loved one is feeling sad or anxious. This recognition will often trigger the person to offer a comforting gesture or even have a contagious emotional reaction, causing them to also feel sad or anxious, too. These important actions are referred to as emotion […]

White Supremacy, With a Tan

By John Blake, CNN (CNN) – Cutting taxes for the rich helps the poor. There is no such thing as a Republican or a Democratic judge. Climate change is a hoax. Some political myths refuse to die despite all evidence the contrary. Here’s another: When White people are no longer a majority, racism will fade […]