Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky is a multimedia and investigative journalist based in Washington, DC, formerly for MintPress, and several other news agencies including National Geographic. Prior to joining Mint Press, for three years, he hosted daily international radio news show Due Diligence during which he covered national politics including all major policy debates, the 2012 presidential election and significant Supreme Court and appellate cases. Prior to that, he primarily reported from abroad including China, Japan, the Middle East, Haiti, Central America and Southeast Asia primarily focusing on development and human rights issues. He has also reported from the United Nations and World Trade Organization and his acclaimed documentary work on Haiti has reached millions of viewers internationally having been broadcast on major networks such as PBS, ABC News and Nippon TV. His work has also appeared on MSNBC.com and the BBC and in Asia! Magazine, The China Post, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel. He holds degrees from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and the Georgetown University Law Center

Breaking the Duopoly: The Fight For Third-Party Debate Inclusion Pushes On

Excluded from debates with their Democrat and Republican competition, third-party candidates are holding their own. Activists and political analysts are eager to promote these efforts as a means to achieving greater political diversity, transparency and inclusion.

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Jill Stein, Green Party presidential candidate, speaking at a Occupy Wall Street demonstration on Bowling Green in New York. (Photo by Paul Stein via Flikr)

Jill Stein, Green Party presidential candidate, speaking at a Occupy Wall Street demonstration on Bowling Green in New York. (Photo by Paul Stein via Flikr) This article was originally published on Oct 15, 2014.  With elections upon us, news of presidential candidacy announcements are abound, and the mainstream media is once again pushing

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With New Mayor, Washington Still Facing Homeless ‘Crisis’ One Year After Girl’s Disappearance

As another severe winter drags on, housing prices continue to soar, and shelters fill up fast, experts look to a new mayor for solutions to D.C.’s ongoing homelessness crisis. But do they see any signs of hope

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By Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

Nick warms himself on a steam grate with three other homeless men by the Federal Trade Commission, just blocks from the Capitol, during frigid temperatures in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. WASHINGTON --- Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd was crammed into a single room at D.C. General along with her mother and three brothers and her

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Athens: The Last European Capital Without A Mosque Abandoning Its 300,000 Muslims

Greek Muslims have been fighting to build an official mosque in the Greek capital for decades, only to meet resistance from growing right-wing groups. Left without a proper place to worship, the Muslim community remains mostly underground — literally and figuratively.

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By Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

ATHENS, Greece --- On Eid al-Adha about 250 Muslims attended morning service in an underground mosque in Athens. A windowless basement with exposed ventilation shafts along the low ceiling, the al Salam Mosque is “underground” both literally and figuratively. While aesthetic carpets cover the floors, chips can be seen in the plaster walls. Many

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Plastics, Plastics Everywhere — Even In Our Drinks

The world’s oceans and seas are quickly turning into vast garbage dumps, with plastics representing an increasingly large portion of the debris that’s finding its way into marine life and even human food supplies.

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By Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
India Pollution

ATHENS, Greece --- The rocky shores of Anavyssos in southern Greece are a magnet for European travelers, who flock to the pristine blue sea, swimming spots, hotels and seafood restaurants. Right along the two lane highway that brings visitors just 30 miles south of Athens, one can walk a mere five feet off the road and jump into the refreshing --

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How The Government Profits From Student Loans, To The Tune Of $40 Billion A Year

If the federal government were a private lender, it would be one of the world’s three most profitable companies, next to Exxon Mobile and Apple. Student loans, however, are crippling a generation that can’t afford to skip college but also can’t afford to pay for it.

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By Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

WASHINGTON --- Roshan Bliss owes nearly $80,000 for a degree he never received. A Master’s degree candidate at the University of Denver, he dropped out two-thirds of the way through. “I already owed more than $70,000 in student loans,” he told MintPress News. “I did the math and figured out I would still have to take out another $30,000 for

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9/11 Families Continue Search For Truth Despite Silence From White House

Members of Congress say 28 redacted pages in the 9/11 inquiry report point to high-level Saudi involvement which the Obama administration refuses to divulge.

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By Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

When Terry Strada received a phone call from her husband on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, she initially didn’t think much of it. A plane had just flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Tom Strada was working on the 104th floor. “I just figured it was a small plane that hit the building,” Terry Strada told MintPress News. She

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In Kenya, Protests And Tear Gas Cloud A Nation’s Future

A former paragon of African stability, Kenya is now a country on the brink. But a recent peaceful rally may be a sign that collapse isn’t inevitable.

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By Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
Kenya Protests

NAIROBI, Kenya --- Tear gas flew and shots were fired Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, as the political opposition held a rally denouncing the leadership of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Meanwhile, differing explanations among the nation’s political leaders about who was behind the attacks that left dozens dead in a coastal town are contributing to the

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