Mnar Adley

Mnar Adley is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at [email protected] Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh

Under Cover of War, Zelensky is Leading Ukraine’s Massive Privatization Drive

On the latest edition of the MintCast, host Mnar Adley is joined by journalist Max Blumenthal, editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, to discuss Zelensky, the war, and the consequences for Europe.

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Under Cover of War, Zelensky is Leading Ukraine’s Massive Privatization Drive

. Although corporate media inundate us with stories of Russian aggression, far fewer people are aware that the Ukrainian government itself has been using the fog of war to move against certain sectors of its own population, settle scores, and attempt to revolutionize society. These attempts have been led by President Volodymyr Zelensky himself,

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Peter Beinart Leads Charge to Cancel Palestinian American Journalist Mnar Adley 

MintPress editor-in-chief Mnar Adley had been booked to host and moderate an event discussing anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) laws in the United States, and how Palestinians are under increasing pressure to silence themselves, when she was herself, ironically, removed from the panel at the behest of a shady actor.

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Peter Beinart Leads Charge to Cancel Palestinian American Journalist Mnar Adley Feature photo 

The latest victim of cancel culture wave is MintPress News founder and editor-in-chief Mnar Adley. Adley had been booked to host and moderate an event discussing anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) laws in the United States, and how Palestinians are under increasing pressure to silence themselves, when she was herself, ironically, removed

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Say No To Censorship: Here’s How We’re Rebuilding Alternative Media 

With the war in Ukraine raging on and corporate media outlets pushing a pro-NATO agenda – we’ve entered war time and having access to alternative information is crucial to preventing escalation.

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I’m Mnar Adley, founder, and editor-in-chief of MintPress News and director of our new video project “Behind the Headlines.” I have an urgent appeal to make to everyone who cares not only for our first amendment but for the future of our planet. Independent, watchdog journalism that holds the military class accountable is under threat. With

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Israel Lobby’s Efforts to Cancel Antiwar Rapper Lowkey Backfire Following Global Pushback

MintCast host Mnar Adley speaks to Lowkey about the extraordinary outpouring of global support he has received, why his activism and relentless campaigning for a free Palestine made him a target, and the growing success of the BDS movement worldwide. 

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LOWKEY podcast Feature photo

 After witnessing the ongoing attack from a coordinated campaign to silence him, tens of thousands of people from around the world have come out in support of hip hop artist, campaigner and host of the MintPress podcast “The Watchdog,” Lowkey. An online petition addressed to music giant Spotify, demanding it refuse to buckle to pressure from

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Michael Tracey on the Refugee Crisis and US Troop Buildup in Poland

“Every couple of days we get another so-called ‘gaffe’ from Biden where he appears to be revealing another layer of involvement in this Ukraine conflict.” – Michael Tracey

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Michael Tracey Ukraine Feature photo

 In just a few short weeks, Russia’s war on Ukraine has precipitated a massive exodus of refugees. According to the United Nations, more than 4.3 million people have fled the country since February 24, the majority of them – 2.5 million – traveling west to Poland. Media across the world have closely covered the story, and shown a great deal

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Cancel Culture and Polarization in the Age of COVID: How To Agree To Disagree

In times of increased conflict and controversy, this conversation about how to empathize with opponents and attempt to genuinely bring them round to your positions is more necessary than ever.

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Political Polarization

It is becoming increasingly hard, it seems, to have civil conversations. In an increasingly polarized political climate, families and friendships are being ruined by intense disagreements. According to a CBS News/YouGov poll, the majority of Americans now believe that their political adversaries pose the greatest threat to democracy and way of

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Media Beats War Drums with Russia Over Ukraine While US/Saudis Kill Hundreds in Yemen

Journalists Benjamin Norton and Alan MacLeod join Mnar Adley to discuss how the mainstream media spent the last week beating drums of war with Russia while ignoring a new deadly US-backed Saudi onslaught in Yemen.

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 Journalists Benjamin Norton and Alan MacLeod join Mnar Adley to discuss how the mainstream media spent the last week beating drums of war with Russia over Ukraine with headlines and talking heads funded and sponsored by Lockheed Martin and NATO. Meanwhile, there wasn't a single article covering how the US-Saudi-UAE coalition cut off the

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