Author: Mike Papantonio

Wall Street Thugs Sink Puerto Rico – America’s Lawyer

Wall Street Thugs Sink Puerto Rico – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jul 4, 2017 | , , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio discusses Puerto Rico’s recent vote for statehood and speaks with attorney, Peter Mougey, about the legal benefits and drawbacks of Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state. Transcript of the above video: Papantonio: According to a 2016 YouGov poll, only 43% of Americans know that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. While 41% believe they are not. But Puerto Rico has been an American territory since the end of the Spanish-American war in 1898. For the 400 years prior to that, it was a Spanish colony. In 1917,...

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Papantonio: Daily Death Tolls Caused By Big Pharma’s Opioid Epidemic

Papantonio: Daily Death Tolls Caused By Big Pharma’s Opioid Epidemic

Posted by | Jul 3, 2017 | , , , |

According to data by the Center for Disease Control, 91 Americans die every day from overdosing on opioids, in the form of both prescription drugs and drugs like heroin. But its that first class – prescription painkillers – that is a major cause for concern. America’s Lawyer Mike Papantonio talks about the painkiller epidemic brought upon by Big Pharma. Transcript of the above video: According to data by the Center for Disease Control, 91 Americans die every day from overdosing on opioids, in the form of both prescription drugs and drugs like heroin. But its that first class –...

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Feds Load Up The Prisons With Minorities: Slim Chance It Will Change – America’s Lawyer

Feds Load Up The Prisons With Minorities: Slim Chance It Will Change – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jul 2, 2017 | , , , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio highlights an ATF sting operation that disproportionately targeted minorities. Transcript of the above video: Finally tonight a legal victory for minority victims of the continuing war on drugs. A federal judge in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has concluded that the methods used by ATF agents in a 2016 undercover sting operation resulted in the arrest of a disproportionate number of minorities. During the operation agents arrested 103 people, 28 of which were black, 59 Hispanic, one Native American and 15 whites. It is important to note that...

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Student Loan Defaults: An Economic Train Wreck For Taxpayers – America’s Lawyer

Student Loan Defaults: An Economic Train Wreck For Taxpayers – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jun 30, 2017 | , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio talks to Adam Minsky, an attorney specializing in student loans, to discuss why student loan debt has reached nearly $1.5 trillion. Transcript of the above video: Papantonio: More than one million people defaulted on their student loans last year, compared to just 400,000 the year before. Overall, student loan debt has reached nearly $1.5 trillion. That’s equal to the entire GDP of Canada. There’s no question this crisis is spiraling out of control for students that are unable to pay back the increasingly outrageous college tuition...

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Women Are Victimized Twice By Police In Rape Cases – America’s Lawyer

Women Are Victimized Twice By Police In Rape Cases – America’s Lawyer

Posted by | Jun 28, 2017 | , , , , |

To learn more about this topic, visit AL.Law Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio talks to Natasha Alexenko, Founder of Natasha’s Justice Project, about the 400,000 untested rape kits across the country. Transcript of the above video: Papantonio: Every year there are about 300,000 sexual assaults committed in America. While this number has fallen by more than half since 1993, the vast majority of these cases are never solved. According to RAINN, the country’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, for every 1,000 rapes, 994 perpetrators will walk free, even though more than 300 of these assaults were reported to law enforcement....

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