Lisa Barron

Lisa Barron is Mint Press's former New York Correspondent. She has worked for leading news organizations, including Time, Inc., CNN, CNBC and CBS News, in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East as well as in the United States. She has won two Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her work in Iraq, where she spent fourteen months covering the war for CBS News Radio, CBS Newspath and WCBS-TV. Contact Lisa at [email protected]. Follow Lisa on Twitter at @LisaBarronMPN

Defense Contractors Wooing Congress Ahead Of Big Votes, Elections

(NEW YORK) MintPress – In his Farewell Address to the Nation on Jan. 17, 1961, President of the United States and former General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower introduced the term military-industrial complex, advising the American people that although a vital military establishment is needed to keep the peace, “The total influence — economic, political, even […]

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General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Nick Chabraja, speaks at the SG Cowen 27th Annual Aerospace and Defense Conference, in this Feb. 7, 2006, file photo in New York. (AP Photo/ Dima Gavrysh, file)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – In his Farewell Address to the Nation on Jan. 17, 1961, President of the United States and former General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower introduced the term military-industrial complex, advising the American people that although a vital military establishment is needed to keep the peace, “The total influence — economic,

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Ayn Rand Lives On In Movie Theaters And The Political Realm

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Before her death in 1982, the writer and philosopher Ayn Rand declared, “I will not die, it’s the world that will end.” The world may still be going strong, but so too is Rand’s legacy. Her books are still selling like hotcakes — about 800,000 a year, on average, for a […]

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By Lisa Barron
The cover of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is shown here. (Photo by bnpositive via Flikr)

(NEW YORK) MintPress -- Before her death in 1982, the writer and philosopher Ayn Rand declared, “I will not die, it’s the world that will end.” The world may still be going strong, but so too is Rand’s legacy. Her books are still selling like hotcakes -- about 800,000 a year, on average, for a total of more than 25 million -- and two of her

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Election 2012: New Ways To Restrict Registered Voters

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Judging from the latest public opinion polls, it is gearing up to be another very close election in which every vote really does count. But in the past couple of years, there has been a wave of laws restricting the right to vote and potentially making it harder for millions of […]

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By Lisa Barron
Supporters wait for President Barack Obama to speak during a campaign event at The Ohio State University Oval Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – Judging from the latest public opinion polls, it is gearing up to be another very close election in which every vote really does count. But in the past couple of years, there has been a wave of laws restricting the right to vote and potentially making it harder for millions of Americans to cast a ballot. Voter ID laws have

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Supreme Court To Rule On Whether You Can Sell Your Own Foreign-Made Possessions

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The curious case of Supap Kirtsaeng vs. John Wiley & Sons is about to draw a lot of national attention, and for good reason. Legal experts say it promises to be one of the top business and consumer cases in the current term of the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), which started this month, and […]

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By Lisa Barron
The Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The curious case of Supap Kirtsaeng vs. John Wiley & Sons is about to draw a lot of national attention, and for good reason. Legal experts say it promises to be one of the top business and consumer cases in the current term of the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), which started this month, and will pit supporters of the

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Growing Opposition Puts War In Afghanistan Back On The Campaign Agenda

(NEW YORK) MintPress — The war in Afghanistan entered its 12th year on Sunday, the longest-running period of sustained warfare in U.S. history. The amount of time the country has been engaged in “Operation Enduring Freedom,” launched on Oct. 7, 2001, has surpassed the duration of both the Vietnam War and World War I, World War II and […]

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By Lisa Barron
An Afghan soldier adjusts bullets in his gun on a military helicopter during a flight transporting journalists from Kabul to Bagram to attend the hand over ceremony of U.S.- run prison to Afghan government in Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

(NEW YORK) MintPress — The war in Afghanistan entered its 12th year on Sunday, the longest-running period of sustained warfare in U.S. history. The amount of time the country has been engaged in "Operation Enduring Freedom,” launched on Oct. 7, 2001, has surpassed the duration of both the Vietnam War and World War I, World War II and the Korean

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Obama’s Approval Rating Up As Romney’s Shining Debate Performance Starts To Lose Its Luster

(NEW YORK) MintPress – President Obama may have been widely panned, even ridiculed, by pundits for his performance in Wednesday’s televised debate against challenger Mitt Romney, but he is not the first incumbent to flounder at this stage of the campaign, and he would not be the first to go on to win the election in […]

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By Lisa Barron

(NEW YORK) MintPress – President Obama may have been widely panned, even ridiculed, by pundits for his performance in Wednesday’s televised debate against challenger Mitt Romney, but he is not the first incumbent to flounder at this stage of the campaign, and he would not be the first to go on to win the election in spite of it. According to

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Turmoil In Afghanistan Grows As US Death Toll Reaches 2,000

(NEW YORK) MintPress – After more than a decade, America’s war in Afghanistan may be drawing to a close, with troops scheduled to leave by 2014, but violence is on the rise and the Afghan security force remains unprepared to fill the gap. On Sunday, the U.S. military and civilian death toll in the war reached 2,000. […]

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By Lisa Barron
An Afghan soldier stands guard during a gathering in Gushta district of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – After more than a decade, America's war in Afghanistan may be drawing to a close, with troops scheduled to leave by 2014, but violence is on the rise and the Afghan security force remains unprepared to fill the gap. On Sunday, the U.S. military and civilian death toll in the war reached 2,000. One day later, a suicide bomber

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