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Martin Michaels

Martin Michaels is a Mint Press staff writer specializing in immigration, international affairs and social justice issues. A native New Yorker, Michaels graduated with a degree in international relations and democratization in the Middle East. He has traveled to Jordan, Egypt and Israel, conducting research and studying human rights issues there. Michaels has also worked in various positions with J Street and Occupy Wall Street, promoting peace and social justice. Contact Martin at mmichaels@mintpressnews.com or follow Martin on Twitter at @MMichaelsMPN.

2 Years After Occupy, A Look At The Economic Basis For Social Movements

Even as one particular social movement sputters to a halt, the economic conditions that gave birth to it remain.

September 17th, 2013

By Martin Michaels @MMichaelsMPN

2 Years After Occupy, A Look At The Economic Basis For Social Movements

It’s been two years since the Occupy Wall Street movement burst onto the scene, challenging a bevy of economic problems including corporate greed, growing economic inequalities and reckless the Wall Street practices that triggered the 2008 economic crisis and threw

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Human Trafficking is Booming in Yemen as the War Enters its Fifth Year

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Report Shows Corporations and Bolsonaro Teaming Up to Destroy the Amazon

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Morsi Died, or Was Murdered, While Reciting a Patriotic Poem in a Cage

Unemployment Gap Between Rich And Poor Widens To A 10-Year Extreme

Joblessness among America’s poor is approaching levels last seen during the Great Depression, while the wealthy experience full employment.

September 17th, 2013

By Martin Michaels @MMichaelsMPN

Unemployment Gap Between Rich And Poor Widens To A 10-Year Extreme

Unemployment gaps between the wealthiest and the poorest Americans have reached their highest level since government officials began tracking the statistic a decade ago.

It’s a very different story from the one told by President Barack Obama last week in an ABC interview about the state of economic recovery five years

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

President Donald Trump, right, talks to Scott Sauritch, a maintenance worker at Irvin Works and President of Local 2227, during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018. Trump signed two proclamations, one on steel imports and the other on aluminum imports. Susan Walsh | AP

Trump’s “Beautiful” Employment Numbers Mask an Ugly Reality for US Workers

A homeless man sits outside a high-rise building converted into apartments, Dec. 4, 2017, in downtown Los Angeles. The U.S. Department on Housing and Urban Development release of the 2017 homeless numbers are expected to show a dramatic increase in the number of people lacking shelter along the West Coast. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Congressional Budget Office Report Reveals The Rich Are Once Again Outpacing Everyone Else

5 Years After The Crash, Financial Fraudsters Still Walk Free

Although the SEC has fined banks with billions in penalties, it might not be enough to deter would-be financial criminals in the future.

September 16th, 2013

By Martin Michaels @MMichaelsMPN

5 Years After The Crash, Financial Fraudsters Still Walk Free

It’s been five years since the 2008 financial crisis -- which led to America’s worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s -- and the Securities and Exchange Commission is still sorting out the financial mess. The long-term consequences of the recession aren’t yet known, but the immediate fallout threw

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A Greedy Economy on Borrowed Time: America Under the Sword of Damocles

President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrive at the Treasury Department in Washington, April 21, 2017, where the president was to sign an executive order to review tax regulations set last year by his predecessor, as well as two memos to potentially reconsider major elements of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reforms passed in the wake of the Great Recession. (AP/Susan Walsh)

It’s Not If the Next Financial Crisis Will Happen – but When

A woman uses her fan to cool down outside the Bank of Greece headquarters in Athens, July 24, 2017. (AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece: A (Basket) Case Study In Savage Globalization

Could Slovenia Be Next In Line For An EU Bailout?

Ahead of a possible bailout for banks saddled with bad loans, Slovenia has opened the door for privatization and austerity measures.

September 14th, 2013

By Martin Michaels @MMichaelsMPN

Could Slovenia Be Next In Line For An EU Bailout?

Saddled with billions of euros in bad loans, Slovenia could soon follow Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus, becoming the fifth Eurozone country requiring an EU bailout. Slovenia’s financial situation will be

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Indigenous-Led Protests Rock Ecuador Decrying IMF Deal and Demanding Moreno’s Resignation

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France and the EU, Recognizing Yet Supporting Apartheid Reality in Palestine

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Poll: US Military Personnel Overwhelmingly Oppose Syria Strike

About three-quarters of U.S. service members polled indicated they oppose President Obama’s proposed strike on Syria.

September 13th, 2013

By Martin Michaels @MMichaelsMPN

Poll: US Military Personnel Overwhelmingly Oppose Syria Strike

About half of all Americans oppose military intervention in Syria, but opposition to attacks is much higher among current service members, according to recent opinion polling

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Newsweek Journo Quits After Editors Kills Report On Syria Chemical Attack Scandal

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For Sama: A Beautiful Yet Deceptive Documentary That Betrays Reality in Syria

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After His Mysterious Death, the Media Scrambles to Get its Story Straight About White Helmets Founder James Le Mesurier

Seattle Activists Fear Another Informant Is In Their Midst

Anti-war groups in Washington state have experienced a long history of police informants infiltrating their ranks.

September 13th, 2013

By Martin Michaels @MMichaelsMPN

Seattle Activists Fear Another Informant Is In Their Midst

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, numerous student groups and anti-war organizations claim police have been spying on them. Surveillance of student groups and anti-war protesters is nothing new, but the instances of alleged unconstitutional surveillance keep piling up in an era of anti-terrorism police work. Domestic surveillance has

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Don’t Kid Yourselves, US Immigration Prisons Are Absolutely “Concentration Camps”

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Documents Reveal ‘Pervasive Abuse’ of Immigrant Children Under Obama, Expected to be Worse Under Trump

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, talks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Homeland Security Creates “Media Monitoring Services” to Keeps Tabs on Journalists, Media Influencers

California Senate Passes Bill To Stop Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants

The TRUST Act would limit federal requests to deport undocumented individuals who haven’t committed major crimes in the state.

September 12th, 2013

By Martin Michaels @MMichaelsMPN

California Senate Passes Bill To Stop Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants

On Monday, the California Senate voted 25-11 to pass AB4, a controversial immigration reform bill known as the TRUST Act.  If passed into law, the TRUST Act would limit the role of California law enforcement in federal deportations, which surged to

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The Lawlessness of William Barr, America’s New Top Law Enforcement Official

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Trump’s New Green Card Proposal Rejects Families Who Have Received Public Benefits

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