LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock The UK government announced Tuesday it will outlaw advertisements that feature gender stereotypes after it received complaints on ads portraying housewives cleaning and children playing with gendered toys. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said ads reinforcing gender roles or making fun of those who do not uphold…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill The government lawyer appointed to represent Charlie Gard’s interests is the chairman of an organization tied to the assisted suicide movement, new information revealed Monday. Gard’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, raised concerns over what they say is a deep conflict of interest in their child’s case,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr The Washington, D.C., mayor’s office announced the implementation of the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, allowing people to legally obtain medicine that will kill them from their doctor on Monday. The legislation was initially passed by the DC Council in November 2016 but did not have legal…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield “…but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin The Republican Party in the state of Washington has begun to call for citizens of Seattle to participate in an act of “civil disobedience” toward a new income tax which…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made a landmark ruling on marijuana use Monday, ruling in favor of a woman fired from her job after testing positive for pot. The ruling is a national first concerning worker protections in states with legal medical marijuana programs, which run counter to federal law. Cristina…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White California passed Monday night legislation extending a cap and trade program that some of the state’s lawmakers believe could raise gas prices on the poorest citizens. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s cap and trade bill received enough support in the senate and assembly to pass the proposal and shift the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Three California counties sued 37 of the world’s largest oil and coal companies Monday for damages related to global warming-induced sea level rise. Marin County, San Mateo County and Imperial Beach filed separate, but virtually identical, lawsuits claiming that oil companies bear responsibility for the sea level…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky President Donald Trump fired campaign manager Paul Manafort after a New York Times Article was published in August of 2016 that made the president “look like a baby,” according to a new book released Tuesday. “You think you’ve gotta go on TV to talk to me? You…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe A nonprofit dedicated to recruiting and training women to run for political office, announced Tuesday its ambitious goal of achieving gender parity in politics by 2030. She Should Run’s campaign mission is for women to hold 250,000 of the roughly 500,000 political offices in the country by 2030, a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke The father of a 40-year-old Australian woman killed last weekend by a Minneapolis police officer is calling on investigators to release more information about the moments leading to his daughter’s death. John Ruszczyk, whose daughter, Justine Damond, was shot to death by an officer who had responded…