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Carissa Wyant

Carissa Wyant is a MintPress columnist specializing in faith, race and social justice issues. She has been published in the Huffington Post, Patch.com, American City Business Journals and various local publications around the American Midwest. She has worked as a broadcast journalist, appearing on ABC and Fox News affiliates, and is a previous winner of the Overseas Press Club of America Fellowship. She is also a college professor at Hamline University. Contact Carissa at cwyant@mintpress.net. Follow Carissa on Twitter at @CarissaWyant

Women Ignorant About Reproduction: Study

The research found women share a host of common misconceptions about ovulation, conception and other factors that impact their fertility.

February 17th, 2014

By Carissa Wyant

Women Ignorant About Reproduction: Study

A new study from Yale University indicates that women in the U.S. are in the dark about their own reproductive health.

"It was surprising to me that between 40 and 60 percent of [respondents] had complete misconceptions

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Yale University graduate teachers protest the administration's refusal to negotiate with them over labor conditions. (Photo: : Local 33 - UNITE HERE/Facebook)

Yale Graduate Teachers Launch Hunger Strike Over Bid To Unionize

Yale College Republican officers during the barbecueSource: Facebook

Yale College Republicans Hold BBQ Near Hunger Strike To Taunt Protesters

Declassified “Skull And Bones” Records From George W. Bush White House Set For Public Release

Fight To Fly: Women Aviators Soar In WWII, Overcome Discrimination

“I wanted to fly up there with the birds. I just felt like I needed to be up there.”

January 27th, 2014

By Carissa Wyant

Fight To Fly: Women Aviators Soar In WWII, Overcome Discrimination

Before 18-year-old Alyce Stevens Rohrer had learned to drive, she knew how to fly. This made her perfect to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots during the World War II era. Better known as WASP, this paramilitary aviation organization was formed to free male pilots for combat roles, thus employing qualified female pilots to ferry aircraft

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VA Failing To Serve Women Veterans

As women are increasingly playing a more significant role in the military, the VA needs to adequately provide treatment and care for female veterans.

December 07th, 2013

By Carissa Wyant

VA Failing To Serve Women Veterans

“The U.S. military is not prepared to care for women warriors returning from combat,” a female veteran shared with me during one of my classes. This bright 26-year-old young woman served in Afghanistan and is now pursuing her bachelor’s degree hoping to eventually study law. She has been having some issues stemming from her time in the military

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How Joe Biden Plans to Make The American Empire Great Again

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Oregon Can’t Fight Wildfires Because Its Helicopters Were Sent To Afghanistan

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Lee Camp: How the Media Used the Bounty Scandal to Stop the ‘Threat’ of Peace in Afghanistan

US Facing Crucible Of Rising Income Inequality

Yellen is not the first, but is one among a growing chorus who believe that income inequality is a growing detriment to the future of humanity.

November 19th, 2013

By Carissa Wyant

US Facing Crucible Of Rising Income Inequality

Last week, Janet Yellen, the nominee to replace Ben Bernanke as chair of the Federal Reserve, highlighted the rising trend of income inequality and the threat it poses to the economy during her Senate confirmation hearing.

“This is a very

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For FinTech Magnates: Digital Dollars for the Poor, Exponential Profits for the Rich

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Janet Yellen’s Conflict of Interest Augurs Retail Investment Regulation

Homeless tents are dwarfed by skyscrapers in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

UN Human Rights Panel to Discuss U.S. Income Inequality

Drinking Is Devastating Women At Alarming Rates

Well-educated White women have some of the highest rates of alcoholism. What’s going on?

November 05th, 2013

By Carissa Wyant

Drinking Is Devastating Women At Alarming Rates

In her recent book ”Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol,” award-winning writer Ann Dowsett Johnson tells of her struggle with alcoholism:

“I became an award-winning magazine writer, got married and had a son. I created my own

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‘Justice is Indivisible’:The Screams of Israa Ghrayeb Should Be Our Wake-up Call

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The Future is Female (Death Merchants): MSM Celebrates Women in the War Machine

Protesters build a wall of signs outside the White House for the Women's March on Washington during the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency in Washington, Jan. 21, 2017. (AP/John Minchillo)

America Now Ranks Among Top Ten Most Dangerous Countries for Women in the World

Personhood For Dogs? Rethinking Animal Rights

We live in a world that neglects the most fundamental rights — and sometimes even basic decency — to animals.

October 20th, 2013

By Carissa Wyant

Personhood For Dogs? Rethinking Animal Rights

Cecilia, my family's St. Bernard, passed away last week. She was a sweet, kind and gentle animal, and had been with us since she was a puppy.

She suddenly became very ill and was taken to the one and only veterinarian’s office in the small Minnesota city where my family lives. After a few tests she was sent home, as the vet wasn’t

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FILE - A black mink looks out of its cage at the Ott Mink Farm, April 21, 2005, in Heafford Junction, Wisc. (AP/Morry Gash)

Court Upholds Prosecution of Animal Rights Activists as Terrorists

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Animal Rights Activists Infiltrate Tyson Plant For Fourth Time In Less Than A Year

Police Dogs’ Lives Don’t Matter? 12 Police Dogs Died Of Heat Exhaustion In 2015

Muslim, Jewish Religious Leaders Offer Hope for Peace

In spite of the deeply entrenched Israel-Palestine conflict, religious leaders from both sides are working to bridge the divide.

October 10th, 2013

By Carissa Wyant

Muslim, Jewish Religious Leaders Offer Hope for Peace

“The very word ‘peace’ has become negatively charged for many people,” observed Rabbi Amy Eilberg at a recent public lecture at Hamline University that brought together a rabbi and a qadi -- an Islamic judge -- from Israel to highlight peacemaking efforts on the part of religious leaders in Israel.

I brought a group

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Israel: Orthodox Religious Parties Shaken by Supreme Court Ruling on Law of Return

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Emboldened by Trump and Netanyahu, Jewish Settler Terrorism is Spiking

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Engaging the World: The ‘Fascinating Story’ of Hamas’s Political Evolution

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