The surrounding mystery of the man behind the crudely produced anti-Islamic video that sparked violence in the Middle East took a strange turn after he appeared in court and gave yet another name in a string of aliases. Arrested on Thursday after authorities said he violated his probation from a 2010 check fraud conviction, Nakoula […]
The surrounding mystery of the man behind the crudely produced anti-Islamic video that sparked violence in the Middle East took a strange turn after he appeared in court and gave yet another name in a string of aliases. Arrested on Thursday after authorities said he violated his probation from a 2010 check fraud conviction, Nakoula […]
On Wednesday I came down with a stinking cold. Loaded up with all the cold and flu medication I could find on the pharmacist’s shelves I headed into the office where I found on my desk a pre-ordered copy of Ben Goldacre’s new book Bad Pharma: How drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients. I had […]
On Wednesday I came down with a stinking cold. Loaded up with all the cold and flu medication I could find on the pharmacist’s shelves I headed into the office where I found on my desk a pre-ordered copy of Ben Goldacre’s new book Bad Pharma: How drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients. I had […]
A scientific study of Monsanto’s GM corn has caused a huge row in France after the scientists released shocking pictures of rats distorted by tennis ball-sized tumours. The study has put the debate about genetically modified crops back on centre stage after the methods used were widely attacked by the wider scientific community. The two-year […]
A scientific study of Monsanto’s GM corn has caused a huge row in France after the scientists released shocking pictures of rats distorted by tennis ball-sized tumours. The study has put the debate about genetically modified crops back on centre stage after the methods used were widely attacked by the wider scientific community. The two-year […]
From behind the bench of her small courtroom on lower Broadway, Judge Terry Bain began to read. In the second row of the gallery a young Chinese man in a white button-down shirt watched her carefully, his expression blank. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) had targeted him for deportation after he was […]
From behind the bench of her small courtroom on lower Broadway, Judge Terry Bain began to read. In the second row of the gallery a young Chinese man in a white button-down shirt watched her carefully, his expression blank. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) had targeted him for deportation after he was […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – There was one piece of positive news in an otherwise dismal week for governments embroiled in the European debt crisis after Spanish officials announced on Thursday they are set to pass 43 new laws to reform the economy within the next six months. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria outlined a tough […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – There was one piece of positive news in an otherwise dismal week for governments embroiled in the European debt crisis after Spanish officials announced on Thursday they are set to pass 43 new laws to reform the economy within the next six months. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria outlined a tough […]
(MintPress) – As activists and government watchdog organizations fight to get rid of large corporate campaign sponsors, the Democratic and Republican Parties are forging ahead with the help of a system that allows them to do just that. While Republicans had led the super Political Action Committee (PAC) and “social welfare organization” campaign advertisement movement, […]
(MintPress) – As activists and government watchdog organizations fight to get rid of large corporate campaign sponsors, the Democratic and Republican Parties are forging ahead with the help of a system that allows them to do just that. While Republicans had led the super Political Action Committee (PAC) and “social welfare organization” campaign advertisement movement, […]
(MintPress) – Peaceful student protesters earned a slight victory for their cause when 21 plaintiffs stemming from a pepper spraying incident at the University of California-Davis last November were awarded around $30,000 each. During the incident, students demonstrated against rising tuition costs at the school by interlocking arms and occupying a portion of campus. When campus police […]
(MintPress) – Peaceful student protesters earned a slight victory for their cause when 21 plaintiffs stemming from a pepper spraying incident at the University of California-Davis last November were awarded around $30,000 each. During the incident, students demonstrated against rising tuition costs at the school by interlocking arms and occupying a portion of campus. When campus police […]
