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A doctor talks with patients at a hospital Wednesday, July 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Questions Linger About Implementing Doctors’ Medicaid Pay Raise

Archives for October 2012

Missing Members On New City Banking Board

The city’s new banking law — hailed by Council Speaker Christine Quinn as “groundbreaking” when it passed this spring — is already behind schedule. Under the Responsible Banking Act, which took effect June 28, Quinn and Mayor Michael Bloomberg had 60 days to appoint representatives to an advisory board that would examine the mortgage and […]

Nathaniel Herz
By Nathaniel Herz
An Occupy San Diego protestor holds a sign urging bank withdrawals while waiting to close her account in a Wells Fargo bank branch Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 in downtown San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

The city’s new banking law — hailed by Council Speaker Christine Quinn as “groundbreaking” when it passed this spring — is already behind schedule. Under the Responsible Banking Act, which took effect June 28, Quinn and Mayor Michael Bloomberg had 60 days to appoint representatives to an advisory board that would examine the mortgage and lending

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Wellstone Legacy: Remembered, But Not Mimicked

(MintPress) – The late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone may have left this world 10 years ago, but his legacy lives on, in part, through those who remember him as a champion for human rights and labor unions and a fearless critic of the proposed Iraq war. Wellstone died Oct. 25, 2002, when the small aircraft carrying […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., speaks during the taping of "Iowa Press," Saturday June 28, 1997, at the Iowa Public Television studios in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

(MintPress) – The late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone may have left this world 10 years ago, but his legacy lives on, in part, through those who remember him as a champion for human rights and labor unions and a fearless critic of the proposed Iraq war. Wellstone died Oct. 25, 2002, when the small aircraft carrying him, his wife, daughter, three

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NYPD Resorting To Undercover Spies To Infiltrate Muslim Communities

“We need you to pretend to be one of them. It’s street theater.” — NYPD to 19-year old Shamiur Rahman, police informant, on his work in Muslim communities (NEW YORK) MintPress – Bengali native Rahman says he was ordered by the New York police to go undercover “creating” and capturing terrorist suspects by befriending Muslims and discussing jihad with them. […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron
Flyers are posted on a wall outside of the prayer room at the Islamic Culture Center in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

“We need you to pretend to be one of them. It’s street theater.” — NYPD to 19-year old Shamiur Rahman, police informant, on his work in Muslim communities (NEW YORK) MintPress – Bengali native Rahman says he was ordered by the New York police to go undercover “creating” and capturing terrorist suspects by befriending Muslims and discussing

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Third Party Debates: A Real Discussion Between Left And Right On Overlooked Topics

(MintPress) – As the nation clamors over who won the presidential debate series, four third party candidates are taking part in the democratic process on their own time, participating in the first debate of its kind that’s giving a voice to those running for the presidential seat outside of the two party system. After being […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
Screen shot of 2012 third party presidential debate aired on Ora TV Tuesday, October 23, 2012. From left, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson.

(MintPress) – As the nation clamors over who won the presidential debate series, four third party candidates are taking part in the democratic process on their own time, participating in the first debate of its kind that’s giving a voice to those running for the presidential seat outside of the two party system. After being denied the

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Fact-Checking Becomes Staple During Elections In Age Of Internet

(MintPress) – At the third and final presidential debate Monday night, President Barack Obama found himself verbally sparring with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over whether Romney once supported a bailout of the auto industry. After a back-and-forth conversation, Obama said voters would take it upon themselves to look up the proof and draw their […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama answer a question during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee)

(MintPress) – At the third and final presidential debate Monday night, President Barack Obama found himself verbally sparring with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over whether Romney once supported a bailout of the auto industry. After a back-and-forth conversation, Obama said voters would take it upon themselves to look up the proof

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Use Of Chains Denounced By Accused In Guantanamo

The Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged with orchestrating the attack on the Navy destroyer USS Cole denounced his treatment at the hands of the U.S. military, telling the judge in his case on Wednesday that he is subjected to painful and unnecessary security measures. Defendant Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri said he may boycott future sessions of his […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Guantanamo

The Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged with orchestrating the attack on the Navy destroyer USS Cole denounced his treatment at the hands of the U.S. military, telling the judge in his case on Wednesday that he is subjected to painful and unnecessary security measures. Defendant Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri said he may boycott future sessions of his war

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