Tag: slavery

Anti-Pot Zealot Rep. Pete Sessions (TX) Compares the Marijuana Industry to Modern Day Slavery

CannabisNovember 27, 2022

On Tuesday morning, during a congressional subcommittee hearing on cannabis reforms, Texan Republican Representative Pete Sessions outrightly likened the cannabis industry to slavery. His...

Why casinos are still failing to crack down on money laundering and how they can tackle it (Simon Luke)

FintechNovember 24, 2022

Many of us have seen Ozark - where dirty money is directly cleaned through a casino - but just how much of this is...

Ford Top Automaker in in Latest Human Rights Rankings

AutomotiveNovember 23, 2022

Diversity, sustainable environmental practices, safe working conditions, support for the communities in which they operate, and fair are policies and practices have become embedded...

Crypto Scammers Hiring KYC Actors to Build Trust and Defraud Investors: Report

BlockchainNovember 20, 2022

A new report from blockchain security firm CertiK revealed that a large group of professional “Know Your Customer (KYC)” actors are being employed...

Rep. Pete Sessions Compares Weed Industry to Slavery

CannabisNovember 17, 2022

Rep. Pete Sessions Compares Weed Industry to Slavery | High Times ...

Blues for America

CarbonOctober 26, 2022

Recently my wife Janet and I splurged on tickets to a spellbinding concert by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. The music was memorable, but a comment by orchestra leader and trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis proved even more so. Marsalis introduced a blues number with the seemingly off-hand suggestion that the blues should be America’s national […]