(MintPress) – While making his first public address since being accepted into the Ecuador embassy on the basis of political asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange touched on a growing issue worldwide: The increased crackdown on whistleblowers. It has been known for some time that being a whistleblower in the United States has been risky business […]
(MintPress) – While making his first public address since being accepted into the Ecuador embassy on the basis of political asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange touched on a growing issue worldwide: The increased crackdown on whistleblowers. It has been known for some time that being a whistleblower in the United States has been risky business […]
(MintPress) — Privacy concerns are being raised after social networking site Facebook recently announced that it acquired Face.com, an Israeli company which makes facial recognition software. “There is nothing more concerning in the privacy sphere than the marriage of Facebook and facial recognition. Every time you’re tagged, Facebook learns more about your face and how […]
(MintPress) — Privacy concerns are being raised after social networking site Facebook recently announced that it acquired Face.com, an Israeli company which makes facial recognition software. “There is nothing more concerning in the privacy sphere than the marriage of Facebook and facial recognition. Every time you’re tagged, Facebook learns more about your face and how […]
(MintPress) — When the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, it left more than 3 million people displaced, without a hope for escape. They were, for all intents and purposes, refugees. Yet, under international law and guidelines, those very people who had lost their homes, with no hope of return, didn’t meet the necessary criteria. The […]
(MintPress) — When the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, it left more than 3 million people displaced, without a hope for escape. They were, for all intents and purposes, refugees. Yet, under international law and guidelines, those very people who had lost their homes, with no hope of return, didn’t meet the necessary criteria. The […]
(MintPress) — One year ago, thousands of activists encircled the White House to demand the Obama administration halt construction on the $13 billion Keystone XL pipeline. Approximately 1,200 people were arrested during the demonstration. Following the November 2011 action, President Obama announced that he would delay the start of the Keystone XL pipeline for 12 […]
(MintPress) — One year ago, thousands of activists encircled the White House to demand the Obama administration halt construction on the $13 billion Keystone XL pipeline. Approximately 1,200 people were arrested during the demonstration. Following the November 2011 action, President Obama announced that he would delay the start of the Keystone XL pipeline for 12 […]
Despite Social Security’s long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but politically difficult changes to benefits or taxes, or a combination of both. Some options could affect people quickly, such as increasing payroll taxes or reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments for those who already get benefits. […]
Despite Social Security’s long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but politically difficult changes to benefits or taxes, or a combination of both. Some options could affect people quickly, such as increasing payroll taxes or reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments for those who already get benefits. […]
Jennifer Garcia stood alone before a judge with a stack of legal papers in her hands, answering questions about her personal life. She has acted as her own lawyer in state Family Court in a paternity, child support and visitation case on and off for three years, but representing herself in a courtroom full of […]
Jennifer Garcia stood alone before a judge with a stack of legal papers in her hands, answering questions about her personal life. She has acted as her own lawyer in state Family Court in a paternity, child support and visitation case on and off for three years, but representing herself in a courtroom full of […]
Watch Kim Barker discuss this investigation on CBS’s Face the Nation. Matt Brooks describes the mission of the Republican Jewish Coalition as educating the Jewish community about critical domestic and foreign policy issues. But the well-dressed crowd that gathered in May for a luncheon on the 24th floor of a New York law firm easily could […]
Watch Kim Barker discuss this investigation on CBS’s Face the Nation. Matt Brooks describes the mission of the Republican Jewish Coalition as educating the Jewish community about critical domestic and foreign policy issues. But the well-dressed crowd that gathered in May for a luncheon on the 24th floor of a New York law firm easily could […]
