(MintPress) – Starting this weekend, traditional Sunday National Football League (NFL) broadcasts will be awash in pink, as the league continues its campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer research in partnership with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Pink shoes. Pink wristbands. Pink gloves. The ubiquity will continue throughout the month of October, […]
(MintPress) – Starting this weekend, traditional Sunday National Football League (NFL) broadcasts will be awash in pink, as the league continues its campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer research in partnership with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Pink shoes. Pink wristbands. Pink gloves. The ubiquity will continue throughout the month of October, […]
“We had expected that the United States would have finally complied in good faith with its international commitments and would have abided by the World Trade Organization (WTO) rulings that clearly condemned U.S. subsidies to Boeing. We are disappointed that this does not seem to be the case. So the U.S. leaves us with no […]
“We had expected that the United States would have finally complied in good faith with its international commitments and would have abided by the World Trade Organization (WTO) rulings that clearly condemned U.S. subsidies to Boeing. We are disappointed that this does not seem to be the case. So the U.S. leaves us with no […]
The annual Mayor’s Management Report is City Hall’s version of a report card, grading agencies on performance over the past fiscal year. Yesterday, the City Council’s Committee on Governmental Operations graded the graders, with council members, college professors and a good-government group delivering their assessment of the edition released last week to the mayoral agency tasked with […]
The annual Mayor’s Management Report is City Hall’s version of a report card, grading agencies on performance over the past fiscal year. Yesterday, the City Council’s Committee on Governmental Operations graded the graders, with council members, college professors and a good-government group delivering their assessment of the edition released last week to the mayoral agency tasked with […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has bluntly rejected claims by the Obama administration that it tacitly approves CIA drone strikes on its territory, saying that ‘drone attacks are illegal, counterproductive, in contravention of international law and a violation of Pakistani sovereignty.’ The remarks came after the Wall Street Journal revealed that US claims of legality appear built on a […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has bluntly rejected claims by the Obama administration that it tacitly approves CIA drone strikes on its territory, saying that ‘drone attacks are illegal, counterproductive, in contravention of international law and a violation of Pakistani sovereignty.’ The remarks came after the Wall Street Journal revealed that US claims of legality appear built on a […]
(MintPress) – In an effort to help alleviate the rising burden of costs on students, Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a proposal into law that would provide free open-source digital textbooks to students and create a database operated by the state to host the books. The legislation is another step toward helping students access educational […]
(MintPress) – In an effort to help alleviate the rising burden of costs on students, Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a proposal into law that would provide free open-source digital textbooks to students and create a database operated by the state to host the books. The legislation is another step toward helping students access educational […]
(MintPress) – It’s no surprise legalization of marijuana has received support from about 56 percent of Americans. Despite being a prohibited substance in the U.S. for 75 years, nearly 29 million Americans use it annually, resulting in marijuana becoming the third most popular recreational drug behind alcohol and tobacco. Various states have attempted to decriminalize marijuana, pass […]
(MintPress) – It’s no surprise legalization of marijuana has received support from about 56 percent of Americans. Despite being a prohibited substance in the U.S. for 75 years, nearly 29 million Americans use it annually, resulting in marijuana becoming the third most popular recreational drug behind alcohol and tobacco. Various states have attempted to decriminalize marijuana, pass […]
(MintPress) – Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay prison, was repatriated to Canada earlier this week to serve out the remaining time on his sentence. Khadr, the last Western detainee held at the secretive U.S. prison was just 15 years old when he was captured in Afghanistan after a battle with U.S. military […]
(MintPress) – Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay prison, was repatriated to Canada earlier this week to serve out the remaining time on his sentence. Khadr, the last Western detainee held at the secretive U.S. prison was just 15 years old when he was captured in Afghanistan after a battle with U.S. military […]
