Author: Justin Lane

The term Net Neutrality is one that you may have been hearing batted around recently. In fact, you have probably heard that the Supreme Court recently passed down a decision that may have long lasting and deep ramifications for freedom on the internet. That decision revolves around the concept that an Internet Service Provider (ISP) should be permitted to prefer certain traffic and slow or deny the rate at which certain data is delivered. In practical matters, this means that telecommunication companies and ISPs like AT&T and Comcast can limit how quickly a site like Ring of Fire will...

Why is it okay for hollywood to make fun of Asian culture? In this week’s episode of “How I Met Your Mother” (HIMYM), CBS apparently gave the go-ahead to an episode dedicated to yellowface racism. The episode centers around the ongoing slap bet trope that has stuck with the show for years. In concluding the trope, the episode pokes fun at styles popularized by Quentin Tarantino in the Kill Bill films, having the show’s characters appear in “Asian” dress while Marshall learned the “Slap of a Thousand-Million Exploding Suns”. Racism has been plaguing film and television as long as...

The former chief executive officer of HealthEssentials Solutions Inc. will be paying $1 million to resolve claims that he knowingly caused the company to submit false claims to Medicare between 1994 and 2004. The company’s chief financial officer has agreed to pay $20,000 to resolve similar allegations he faced. “In recent years, the government has been increasing its efforts to hold companies and individuals accountable for filing false claims for payment,” commented Christopher Paulos, an attorney with the Levin, Papantonio law firm who practices in the areas of qui tam or whistleblower and False Claims Act litigation. HealthEssentials provided...

For the first time in history, most of the members of U.S. Congress are millionaires, according to new data out from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP), a research group that tries to monitor the influence of money on politics. After reviewing personal financial disclosure data from congressional members, the CRP has announced that of the 534 members of congress, “at least 268 had an average net worth of $1 million or more in 2012…” Feeling the class divide? Let us know what you think about the increasing number of millionaires in Congress on Twitter. Tweet to @RingofFireRadio The...

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