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In this Wednesday, April 18, 2012, file photo, Rep. Jim Gotto seeks recognition during a House Education Committee meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee recently enacted a pro-abstinence sex education law that is among the strictest in the nation. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Tennessee’s New Abstinence Law Sparks Debate Over Benefits Of Sex Ed

Archives for June 2012

Employees Forced To Work 24 Hours Nonstop At Wal-Mart Seafood Supplier

(MintPress) – C.J.’s Seafood, a company that supplies seafood to Wal-Mart, is bringing both companies under fire as eight plant workers in Louisiana are calling for Wal-Mart to drop the supplier due to its unethical labor practices, including allegedly forcing employees to work for up to 24 hours at a time without overtime pay and threatening […]

Muna Hassan
By Muna Hassan
A sign is shows at a Wal-Mart checkout counter at a store. (Photo by Walmart Stores via Flikr)

(MintPress) – C.J.’s Seafood, a company that supplies seafood to Wal-Mart, is bringing both companies under fire as eight plant workers in Louisiana are calling for Wal-Mart to drop the supplier due to its unethical labor practices, including allegedly forcing employees to work for up to 24 hours at a time without overtime pay and threatening their

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EU, US Disagree Over Iran’s Role In Syria

(BRUSSELS) – Should Iran play a role in the negotiations over Syria’s future? A disagreement has emerged between the U.S. and the EU over the answer to this question. Kofi Annan, the joint U.N.-Arab League emissary is trying to muster a new Syria “Contact Group” involving the United States, China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, […]

Magda Fahsi
By Magda Fahsi
Kofi Annan, right, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria, next to Major-General Robert Mood, left, head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria and Chief Military Observer speaks during a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 22, 2012. Annan says he believes Iran should be involved in efforts to end the violence in Syria. He says he is working to convene a so-called `contact group' meeting on Syria in Geneva on June 30. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

(BRUSSELS) - Should Iran play a role in the negotiations over Syria’s future? A disagreement has emerged between the U.S. and the EU over the answer to this question. Kofi Annan, the joint U.N.-Arab League emissary is trying to muster a new Syria “Contact Group” involving the United States, China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia,

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War of Words Over Turkish Aircraft Incident

(CHICAGO) – On Friday, Turkey provocatively flew two warplanes at low altitude over Syrian airspace. Perhaps it was testing its defense systems or probing for other reactions. With conflict raging for months, doing so for any reason was hostile and aggressive. Ankara’s directly involved in Washington’s war on Syria. It’s arming insurgents. It provides safe havens. […]

Stephen Lendman
By Stephen Lendman
In this April 29, 2010 file photo, a Turkish pilot salutes before take-off at an air base in Konya, Turkey. (AP Photo/File)

(CHICAGO) - On Friday, Turkey provocatively flew two warplanes at low altitude over Syrian airspace. Perhaps it was testing its defense systems or probing for other reactions. With conflict raging for months, doing so for any reason was hostile and aggressive. Ankara's directly involved in Washington's war on Syria. It's arming insurgents. It

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New Consumer Protections Depend On High Court’s Ruling

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold or strike down the health law could bolster — or undo — the most far-reaching changes ever legislated affecting the insurance industry and its customers. Riding on the outcome are a host of popular consumer protections, many aimed at the estimated 18 million Americans who buy their own coverage […]

Julie Appleby
By Julie Appleby
The Supreme Court Building is seen, Thursday, March 5, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, from upholding the law to striking it down in its entirety. The court also could avoid deciding the law’s constitutionality at all, if it finds the lawsuits challenging the law are premature. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold or strike down the health law could bolster -- or undo -- the most far-reaching changes ever legislated affecting the insurance industry and its customers. Riding on the outcome are a host of popular consumer protections, many aimed at the estimated 18 million Americans who buy their own coverage and who

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Eliminating Wasteful Government Programs, Taking Over Programs That Work

We the Veterans…we the voters, often watch from the sidelines and shake our heads in collective amazement at the actions of our government, both on the federal level and the state level. For some who are lost in the world of reality television, they may not even notice what goes on in the world of […]

Ed Mattson
By Ed Mattson
With millions being cut from food stamp programs, veterans will be hardest hit. (Photo Norbert Schiller/Mint Press)

We the Veterans…we the voters, often watch from the sidelines and shake our heads in collective amazement at the actions of our government, both on the federal level and the state level. For some who are lost in the world of reality television, they may not even notice what goes on in the world of politics at any level. Have you ever noticed

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UN Expert Labels CIA Tactic Exposed By Bureau ‘A War Crime’

The UN’s expert on extrajudicial killings has described a tactic used by the CIA and first exposed by a Bureau investigation as ‘a war crime’. Earlier this year the Bureau and the Sunday Times revealed the CIA was deliberately targeting rescuers and funeral-goers in its Pakistan drone strikes. Those controversial tactics have reportedly been revived. Christof Heyns, the UN special […]

Jack Serle
By Jack Serle
The United Nation'€™s Human Rights Council in Geneva (UNHRC/ Flickr)

The UN’s expert on extrajudicial killings has described a tactic used by the CIA and first exposed by a Bureau investigation as ‘a war crime’. Earlier this year the Bureau and the Sunday Times revealed the CIA was deliberately targeting rescuers and funeral-goers in its Pakistan drone strikes. Those controversial tactics have reportedly been

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