(MintPress) – There’s really not much that separates the U.S. presidential debates from a national beauty pageant. Other than glitzy dresses and the promise of scholarship funding, there are a number of correlations between the two. Preparing for the corporate-sponsored event includes memorization of scripted questions, of which candidates and their campaign aides are already […]
(MintPress) – There’s really not much that separates the U.S. presidential debates from a national beauty pageant. Other than glitzy dresses and the promise of scholarship funding, there are a number of correlations between the two. Preparing for the corporate-sponsored event includes memorization of scripted questions, of which candidates and their campaign aides are already […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – When President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize three years ago “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” he joined the ranks of luminaries such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elie Wiesel and the14th Dalai Lama. He is the fourth […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – When President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize three years ago “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” he joined the ranks of luminaries such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elie Wiesel and the14th Dalai Lama. He is the fourth […]
(NAMIBIA) MintPress – Mitt Romney unveiled his “new vision” for foreign assistance last week in a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative, calling for a shift toward private-public partnerships that promote job growth through market liberalization tactics. “If foreign aid can leverage this massive investment by private enterprise, it may exponentially expand the ability to […]
(NAMIBIA) MintPress – Mitt Romney unveiled his “new vision” for foreign assistance last week in a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative, calling for a shift toward private-public partnerships that promote job growth through market liberalization tactics. “If foreign aid can leverage this massive investment by private enterprise, it may exponentially expand the ability to […]
(CHICAGO) — America betrayed them and all Native Peoples. Throughout U.S. history and earlier, genocide was policy. Historian Ward Churchill explained four centuries of systematic slaughter. It went on from 1492-1892. It continues today against Native culture. Churchill estimated around 100 million Native people throughout the Americas “hacked apart with axes and swords, burned alive […]
(CHICAGO) — America betrayed them and all Native Peoples. Throughout U.S. history and earlier, genocide was policy. Historian Ward Churchill explained four centuries of systematic slaughter. It went on from 1492-1892. It continues today against Native culture. Churchill estimated around 100 million Native people throughout the Americas “hacked apart with axes and swords, burned alive […]
Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, will let the Department of Motor Vehicles issue licenses to illegal immigrants eligible for work permits under a new Obama administration policy. The bill requires the […]
Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, will let the Department of Motor Vehicles issue licenses to illegal immigrants eligible for work permits under a new Obama administration policy. The bill requires the […]
California and Washington state will require coverage of acupuncture. Arkansas wants prevention counseling for women at high risk of breast cancer but not coverage of expensive infertility treatment. Oregon opted against covering bariatric surgery for obesity butinsurers will have to cover cochlear implants for hearing. These are some of the decisions states have made as […]
California and Washington state will require coverage of acupuncture. Arkansas wants prevention counseling for women at high risk of breast cancer but not coverage of expensive infertility treatment. Oregon opted against covering bariatric surgery for obesity butinsurers will have to cover cochlear implants for hearing. These are some of the decisions states have made as […]
President Obama’s personal involvement in selecting the targets of covert drone strikes means he risks effectively handing a ‘loaded gun’ to Mitt Romney come November, says the co-author of a new report aimed at US policymakers. ‘If Obama leaves, he’s leaving a loaded gun: he’s set up a programme where the greatest constraint is his […]
President Obama’s personal involvement in selecting the targets of covert drone strikes means he risks effectively handing a ‘loaded gun’ to Mitt Romney come November, says the co-author of a new report aimed at US policymakers. ‘If Obama leaves, he’s leaving a loaded gun: he’s set up a programme where the greatest constraint is his […]
