Sean Nevins

Sean Nevins is a Washington DC based staff writer for MintPress focusing on foreign affairs, and the intersection of politics and policy. His work has appeared on Link TV, Inter Press Service, and The Real News Network. He has lived and reported from all over the world and holds a Master’s in Asian Studies (focus: Pakistan) from Lund University in Sweden.

Indigenous Louisiana Tribe Losing Their Land To Climate Change Faster Than Anywhere In World

With their land and culture threatened by the effects of climate change and other human activities, one Louisiana tribe is doing everything it can to gain federal tribal recognition and claim the benefits that come along with it before it’s too late.

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Audience in Congress for the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) briefing on the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians.

Audience in Congress for the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) briefing on the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians. WASHINGTON --- The Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians of southern Louisiana is in immediate danger of losing their home and culture due to rising sea levels

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UN To Review Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty On Eve Of 70th Anniversary Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

It’s been 70 years since atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, and 45 years since the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty went into effect. An upcoming conference aims to evaluate the NPT, including its strengths and weaknesses.

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The Atomic Bomb Dome is silhouetted at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. (Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi/AP)

The Atomic Bomb Dome is silhouetted at sunset in Hiroshima, western Japan,  Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.  (Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi/AP) NEW YORK --- Seventy years ago this coming August, Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was sprawled out on his living room floor in Hiroshima at about 8:15 in the morning. He was exhausted, he wrote, because he had stayed up all

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Hillary’s Hawkish War Stance Leaves Voters Wondering If Change Will Ever Come

Taking a look at Hillary Clinton’s record of supporting U.S. military intervention abroad and war profiteering, it’s clear that change may not be just around the corner.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen in New York. Hillary Rodham Clinton has so far kept a low profile this year, something that’s starting to change as she heads toward her expected 2016 campaign for president.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen in New York. Hillary Rodham Clinton has so far kept a low profile this year, something that’s starting to change as she heads toward her expected 2016 campaign for president. WASHINGTON --- No matter how much Hillary Rodham Clinton may seem to be a shoo in for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in

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Beyond Gentrification: Hundreds Of DC Residents Being Forced From Their Homes

It’s no secret that the nation’s capital is also the country’s capital of gentrification. But when MintPress investigated, we found that the city’s poor residents aren’t just getting squeezed out by skyrocketing rents — they’re victims of forced evictions.

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A row of townhomes in Barry Farm housing project, Washington DC.

Phyllissa Bilal, resident and co-founder of the Barry Farm Study Circle, has lived in the neighborhood for about 3 years. WASHINGTON --- Hundreds of predominantly black families in Washington, D.C., are preparing to be forced from their homes to make way for massive redevelopment projects in the nation’s capital city. Scattered throughout

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Without Sanctions, Iran Could Finally Tackle Pressing Domestic Issues

“The debate inside Iran is much more interesting than the debate here,” one U.S.-based expert tells MintPress. “The debate here seems to be focused on Iran’s potential threat to Israel’s security. But in Iran it’s a deep structural nationalistic issue.”

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Iranians shop in a supermarket in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP) WASHINGTON --- Iran is a country with incredible potential. Sandwiched between the Middle East, and Central and South Asia, with the Caspian Sea to the north and the Persian Gulf to the south, it’s situated in one of the most prime pieces of real estate on the

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Time Is Running Out For Israel’s Special Place In America’s Heart

“I think this U.S. policy of protecting Israel on the nuclear issue is not guaranteed, and it’s not necessarily permanent under any circumstances,” Cohen, an expert on Israel’s nuclear program, tells MintPress.

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President Barack Obama listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014.

President Obama listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. WASHINGTON --- Since 1969, Israel has enjoyed a unique and unprecedented position with the United States, especially with regards to the former’s nuclear weapons cache. Indeed, while other countries

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Gary Sick: The Broadening Threat Of War, Iran Nuclear Deal Naysayers, And Chairman Mao

The former National Security Council staff member and the White House’s point man on Iran’s Islamic Revolution talks to MintPress News about what Chairman Mao and Iraq can show us about how to proceed in Iran. Spoiler alert: Regime change isn’t the answer.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he step to the podium prior to speaking before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Prime Minister Netanyahu is used the address to warn against trusting Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he step to the podium prior to speaking before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Prime Minister Netanyahu is used the address to push Congress to reject a US agreement with Iran. BEIRUT --- Bomb Iran! The Islamic Republic is an inherently evil

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