Joey LeMay

Joey LeMay is a former MintPress Staff Writer. He has worked in the newspaper industry as an editor, editorial board member and award-winning editorial writer.

Urban Sprawl Seen As Global Threat, But Expansion Stagnant In US

(MintPress) – A new study detailing the need of human beings to further reach into undeveloped areas as the population grows says that city populations across the world are expected to grow by 5 billion people by 2030. Because of the upward trend, more land will need to be consumed – more than 745,600 square […]

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Interstate 15 cuts between homes and mountains in Corona, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, in Riverside County, which is part of the fast-growing Inland Empire. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

(MintPress) – A new study detailing the need of human beings to further reach into undeveloped areas as the population grows says that city populations across the world are expected to grow by 5 billion people by 2030. Because of the upward trend, more land will need to be consumed – more than 745,600 square miles, according to the study

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Romney’s Response To Middle East Protests Hint At Aggressive Foreign Policy

(MintPress) – Last week, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stood stoically before a group of reporters and said the attack on the United States Embassy that resulted in the death of Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens would not have happened under his watch. The attacks to the embassy were reported as a response to […]

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By Joey LeMay
In this Aug. 16, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney writes on a white board as he talks about Medicare during a news conference in Greer, S.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(MintPress) – Last week, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stood stoically before a group of reporters and said the attack on the United States Embassy that resulted in the death of Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens would not have happened under his watch. The attacks to the embassy were reported as a response to an online

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Former UN Chief Report: US Elections Increasingly Corrupt

(MintPress) — A new report by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security cites the United States as a specific example in a report for having increasingly corrupt elections that have a growing reliance on outside political financing. The report indirectly hits at the oft-debated Citizens United ruling, which gives private corporations, unions and entities the freedom […]

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By Joey LeMay
In this Aug. 11, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, greet supporters, during a campaign rally in Manassas, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

(MintPress) — A new report by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security cites the United States as a specific example in a report for having increasingly corrupt elections that have a growing reliance on outside political financing. The report indirectly hits at the oft-debated Citizens United ruling, which gives private

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More Young Adults Insured Due To Obama’s Affordable Care Act

(MintPress) — A new report gauging the effects of President Barack Obama’s expanding health care overhaul has found that 3.1 million more young adults were insured in 2011 compared to the year prior, due mainly to the Affordable Care Act provision. The study, conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), demonstrates the […]

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By Joey LeMay
Spectators cheer as President Barack Obama addresses the crowd at a rally at St. Petersburg College's Seminole Campus on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in St Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Will Vragovic, Pool)

(MintPress) — A new report gauging the effects of President Barack Obama’s expanding health care overhaul has found that 3.1 million more young adults were insured in 2011 compared to the year prior, due mainly to the Affordable Care Act provision. The study, conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), demonstrates the largest

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Could Sports Labor Disputes Taint America’s Image of Unions?

(MintPress) — Last March, America’s most popular sport was on the verge of a work stoppage. The National Football League (NFL) was splintered between team owners and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) over divided revenue, benefits for retired players and alleged antitrust issues. The issue dragged itself out through the spring and early summer months, […]

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By Joey LeMay
San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is sacked by Oakland Raiders defensive end Dave Tollefson (58) and defensive end Matt Shaughnessy (77) during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

(MintPress) — Last March, America’s most popular sport was on the verge of a work stoppage. The National Football League (NFL) was splintered between team owners and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) over divided revenue, benefits for retired players and alleged antitrust issues. The issue dragged itself out through the spring and early summer

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Internet Use To Be Utilized Against Consumers As Anti-Piracy Program Set To Begin In US

(MintPress) — With the growing crackdown on large-scale Internet piracy and copyright protections, recent reports suggest the oft-delayed Copyright Alert System will be implemented by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by the end of the year. The “six strike” program, as it is commonly referred to as, would make ISPs send alerts to its users if […]

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Music is downloaded from a computer to an iPod , in this May 9, 2006 file photo taken in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, file)

(MintPress) — With the growing crackdown on large-scale Internet piracy and copyright protections, recent reports suggest the oft-delayed Copyright Alert System will be implemented by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by the end of the year. The “six strike” program, as it is commonly referred to as, would make ISPs send alerts to its users if it

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FBI’s $1B Biometrics Program Could Follow Your Every Move

(MintPress) — What does $1 billion in technology upgrades get the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)? The privacy of Americans, it seems. New upgrades to the bureau’s national fingerprint database now include facial recognition, iris scans, DNA analysis and voice identification as part of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) program. While the FBI says the […]

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By Joey LeMay
Lee Se-Jung looks into a camera as her eye is seen on the screen beyond, during a presentation of the TrueEYE iris scan system by Korean company Senex Technologies, Thursday March 14, 2002 during the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, northern Germany. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)

(MintPress) — What does $1 billion in technology upgrades get the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)? The privacy of Americans, it seems. New upgrades to the bureau’s national fingerprint database now include facial recognition, iris scans, DNA analysis and voice identification as part of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) program. While

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