By Brian S. Kabateck March 9, 2018 When the Civil Rights movement began decades ago, it was a battle for people of color to gain the equality they deserved. Today, as the movement has progressed, trans rights dominate headlines as governments, businesses, and individuals wrestle with gender identity and related

Written on behalf of Brian Kabateck March 2, 2018 A stunning number of back-to-back fatal incidents involving Amtrak trains over the last year is raising alarms about the safety of our nations railways. The lack of Positive Train Control or PTC is apparently the root cause of a rash of

Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck February 23, 2018 America’s drinking water is growing increasingly contaminated, threatening the health of consumers living in both urban and rural communities. 63 million people in our country have been exposed to potentially dangerous water more than once over the past decade, according

Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck February 16, 2018 After nearly two decades, the controversial XFL football league is making a comeback, just as concerns mount about the safety of young athletes involved in contact sports. Last month, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Vince McMahon announced the return of

Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck February 9, 2018 Donating a deceased loved one’s body to science can provide much needed medical training while the organs can be used to save lives. Thousands of Americans are more than willing to sign up to donate their bodies for research and

Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck February 2, 2018 As more people share an increasing amount of personal information online, and data breaches hit record numbers, consumers are at a greater risk of identity theft than ever before. In the first half of 2017, the number of data breaches

Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck The shocking images of destruction left in the aftermath of the deadly Montecito, CA mudslides offer a stark reminder of the damage caused by Mother Nature. Searchers are struggling to find several missing people as they encounter obstacles like blocked roads, downed power

Written on behalf of Brian Kabateck January 12, 2018 Abuse can happen to anyone, no matter the person’s age, sex, race, religion, or ethnic or cultural background. Each year, thousands of adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. This is called elder abuse. Abuse can

Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck January 2, 2018 As Christmas shoppers rush to make returns, consumers may not realize that many fellow Americans are spending the holidays homeless. With soaring housing prices and a shrinking rental market, due in part to the high-tech industry boom, west coast cities

Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck December 2017 With a major leadership shakeup at the nation’s top consumer watchdog agency, regulatory enforcement is being run off the rails as the Trump administration makes its mark on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Last month, Mick Mulvaney took the reins of