Carissa Wyant

Carissa Wyant is a former 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.

Race and Economics: Is King’s Dream a Dream Deferred?

(MintPress)— As February 2012 ends, and Black History month comes to a close in the U.S., questions about the way in which the history of blacks in the U.S. is presented, as well as what’s being done about much of the inequality people of color face in America today persisting. The U.S. Library of Congress […]

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President Lyndon Johnson shakes hands with the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., after handing him one of the pens used in signing the Civil Rights Act of July 2, 1964 at the White House in Washington. The anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday falls in the month of January. (Photo by U.S. Embassy New Delhi)

(MintPress)— As February 2012 ends, and Black History month comes to a close in the U.S., questions about the way in which the history of blacks in the U.S. is presented, as well as what’s being done about much of the inequality people of color face in America today persisting. The U.S. Library of Congress hosts a web page in celebration of

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Quran Burning – The 21st Century Libricide

(MintPress)—US President Barack Obama issued an apology to the Islamic world, after the U.S. military burned copies of the Quran, a holy book for Muslims, in Afghanistan recently, but violence persists in the country as outrage over the action grows. In a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzi  the President expressed regret that the “religious […]

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By Carissa Wyant
The burned out pages of the Holy Quran in Izbat Abed Rabo mosque. We found these in the rubble of the mosque destroyed by Israel. (Photo by Al Jazeera English)

(MintPress)—US President Barack Obama issued an apology to the Islamic world, after the U.S. military burned copies of the Quran, a holy book for Muslims, in Afghanistan recently, but violence persists in the country as outrage over the action grows. In a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzi  the President expressed regret that the “religious

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Religion gets hip to Occupy: Noted theologian calls Occupy a “place for imagination”

(MintPress)—“I am worried about my future,” said Jessica Lange, a bright-eyed blonde sophomore pursuing a pre-law degree at Hamline University, a private liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lange, who aspires to go on to law school after graduating, wonders if she’ll be able to do so. Lange admitted she is worried about paying […]

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By Carissa Wyant

(MintPress)—“I am worried about my future,” said Jessica Lange, a bright-eyed blonde sophomore pursuing a pre-law degree at Hamline University, a private liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lange, who aspires to go on to law school after graduating, wonders if she’ll be able to do so. Lange admitted she is worried about paying for her

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Covering the coverage: What’s behind the media’s depiction of Occupy protesters?

(MintPress)- One of the many issues the Occupy movement has thrust into the spotlight recently is media coverage. The issue of how the Occupy movement has been covered by members of the media has raised some important and interesting questions. A recent article in the New york Times points out, “Newspapers and television networks have been […]

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By Carissa Wyant
Media interviews Occupy organizers in New York (Photo taken October 6, Day 21 by David Shankbone)

(MintPress)- One of the many issues the Occupy movement has thrust into the spotlight recently is media coverage. The issue of how the Occupy movement has been covered by members of the media has raised some important and interesting questions. A recent article in the New york Times points out, “Newspapers and television networks have been rebuked

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Anonymous: a new civil disobedience movement for the twenty-first century

(MintPress)— Thoreau. Gandhi. King. Anonymous? In his autobiography, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote, “I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” King, like Mohandas K. Gandhi and David Henry Thoreau before, believed that the civil disobedience was essential to democracy, and an […]

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By Carissa Wyant
Protesters dawn anonymous masks at the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, New York. (Photo by David Shankbone)

(MintPress)— Thoreau. Gandhi. King. Anonymous? In his autobiography, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote, “I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” King, like Mohandas K. Gandhi and David Henry Thoreau before, believed that the civil disobedience was essential to

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Homeland Security under scrutiny for domestic spying

(MintPress)- It’s no Orwellian secret America: Big Brother is watching you. Especially what you’re doing on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sights. Lawmakers are looking into homeland security’s monitoring of social media sites, in a report unearthed Thursday by a civil liberties group. And moreover, taxpayers have footed an $11 million bill paid to a […]

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By Carissa Wyant
A man uses the Internet at his home. (Photo by Phil Gradwell)

(MintPress)- It’s no Orwellian secret America: Big Brother is watching you. Especially what you’re doing on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sights. Lawmakers are looking into homeland security’s monitoring of social media sites, in a report unearthed Thursday by a civil liberties group. And moreover, taxpayers have footed an $11 million

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US Bishops Cherry Picking Political Battles

  (MintPress)— When it comes to being vocal on political issues in the US, American Catholics seem to be struggling to sing in unison. Some issues, such as a proposed birth control mandate in the US have recently been decried by Catholic officials in the US, while other issues, like economic disparity and health care […]

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By Carissa Wyant
Pro-Life protesters at a 2009 Ant-abortion rally.

  (MintPress)— When it comes to being vocal on political issues in the US, American Catholics seem to be struggling to sing in unison. Some issues, such as a proposed birth control mandate in the US have recently been decried by Catholic officials in the US, while other issues, like economic disparity and health care have not received so much

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