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Archives for February 2013

Wal-Mart Worries About Slow February Sales — Are Americans Broke Or Boycotting The Retailer?

(MintPress) – Late last week the online news site, Bloomberg, reported they obtained leaked emails from Wal-Mart executives calling early February sales a “total disaster.” Now some in the retail industry are panicking that the reason Wal-Mart saw the worst sales in seven years so far this February is because customers are broke. Brian Sozzi, chief […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

(MintPress) - Late last week the online news site, Bloomberg, reported they obtained leaked emails from Wal-Mart executives calling early February sales a “total disaster.” Now some in the retail industry are panicking that the reason Wal-Mart saw the worst sales in seven years so far this February is because customers are broke. Brian Sozzi,

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Activists Shut Down Frack Wastewater Site In Ohio

(MintPress) – “No Frack Waste By Truck, No Frack Waste By Boat, No Greenhunter Waste Down Ohio’s Throat” read a sign at a protest this week opposing the transport of toxic fracking fluid through Ohio. Anti-fracking activists successfully shut down a fracking wastewater storage facility Tuesday after one protester climbed a 30-foot pole attached to […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - “No Frack Waste By Truck, No Frack Waste By Boat, No Greenhunter Waste Down Ohio’s Throat” read a sign at a protest this week opposing the transport of toxic fracking fluid through Ohio. Anti-fracking activists successfully shut down a fracking wastewater storage facility Tuesday after one protester climbed a 30-foot pole attached to

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Mexico Asks US For Gun Registry To Cut Down On Border Violence

(MintPress) – The Mexican Congress passed a resolution in January asking the U.S. Senate to create a registry of all firearms purchased in border states. The Mexican government believes that the initiative will make it easier to track firearms used in attacks along the border. In the six years of former President Felipe Calderon’s administration, more than […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - The Mexican Congress passed a resolution in January asking the U.S. Senate to create a registry of all firearms purchased in border states. The Mexican government believes that the initiative will make it easier to track firearms used in attacks along the border. In the six years of former President Felipe Calderon’s

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Malcolm X Anniversary: What Is His Legacy Today?

On Feb. 21, 1965, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was assassinated by three members of the Nation of Islam (NOI) at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. At the funeral, the actor Ossie Davis spoke of the significance of El-Shabazz — known as Malcolm X during his tenure with the NOI: “There are those who will consider it […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

On Feb. 21, 1965, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was assassinated by three members of the Nation of Islam (NOI) at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. At the funeral, the actor Ossie Davis spoke of the significance of El-Shabazz — known as Malcolm X during his tenure with the NOI: “There are those who will consider it their duty, as friends of the

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Lifelike ‘No More Hesitation’ Targets Of Pregnant Women, Children Made Available To Law Enforcement

In light of the national gun violence debate that is currently taking place in Washington and in state capitols across the country, a new trend is developing: Police officers are being trained to override hesitation when shooting a suspect. Law Enforcement Targets, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that supplies shooting targets for the Department of Homeland […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

In light of the national gun violence debate that is currently taking place in Washington and in state capitols across the country, a new trend is developing: Police officers are being trained to override hesitation when shooting a suspect. Law Enforcement Targets, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that supplies shooting targets for the

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Cameron Visits Site Of 1919 British Massacre In India, Offers Hollow “Acknowledgment”

(MintPress) – British Prime Minister David Cameron made an historic visit to India this week to acknowledge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, a mass killing of hundreds of Indian protesters by British troops during an anti-colonial protest. The visit was welcomed by Indian citizens, many with relatives killed in the massacre. Cameron become the first […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - British Prime Minister David Cameron made an historic visit to India this week to acknowledge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, a mass killing of hundreds of Indian protesters by British troops during an anti-colonial protest. The visit was welcomed by Indian citizens, many with relatives killed in the massacre. Cameron become

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