Browsing: Protection

German politicians who have survived cancer have spearheaded proposals to protect people long in remission from what they call rampant discrimination in areas including bank loans,…

As the director of the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection bureau, Chris Mufarrige is the top enforcer protecting Americans against predatory companies.He’s got an uphill climb,…

I’m sure people throughout the country, and indeed the world, have been greatly saddened to learn of the death of Sherwood Forest’s Major oak (‘Most famous…

As more higher education institutions adopt artificial intelligence tools, consumer protection advocates are asking colleges and universities to adopt a student bill of rights declaring that…

What should Britain do when war in the Middle East sends energy prices soaring? If the strait of Hormuz were blocked for the month of fighting…

A proposed law to restrict paedophiles’ parental rights in England and Wales is too weak because it does not protect children of theirs born after their…

The Trump administration is slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that protects the nation from chemical catastrophes, such as fires and explosions at high-risk facilities.The…

For 100 years, the UK government has led us through existential threats, including two world wars. But instead of resisting the latest threat to democratic accountability,…

More than three dozen Democratic senators have begun an independent inquiry into the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following a huge change in how the agency…

1. The air we breatheA flare stack at a refinery in Linden, New Jersey. Photograph: Kena Betancur/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA range of recent EPA actions may…