Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal approved legislation that would require welfare applicants to undergo a drug test prior to receiving welfare. (AP Photo/David Tulis) (MintPress)–The Southern Center for Human Rights has announced it will challenge legislation signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Monday that requires welfare applicants to undergo drug tests — a mandate the organization […]
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal approved legislation that would require welfare applicants to undergo a drug test prior to receiving welfare. (AP Photo/David Tulis) (MintPress)–The Southern Center for Human Rights has announced it will challenge legislation signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Monday that requires welfare applicants to undergo drug tests — a mandate the organization […]
(MintPress) – Penn State University economists have conducted research that links the presence of Wal-Mart stores in a county to the number of hate groups present in the area. The study, published in Social Science Quarterly, looked at the correlation between socioeconomic factors, social capital and religious affiliation and found strong links that the aforementioned variables can […]
(MintPress) – Penn State University economists have conducted research that links the presence of Wal-Mart stores in a county to the number of hate groups present in the area. The study, published in Social Science Quarterly, looked at the correlation between socioeconomic factors, social capital and religious affiliation and found strong links that the aforementioned variables can […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — It’s been a tough homecoming for many of the 2.5 million soldiers who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past decade. While more than six thousand have been killed in action, because of the high survival rate, thanks to advances in combat medicine, those who are returning bear unprecedented […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — It’s been a tough homecoming for many of the 2.5 million soldiers who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past decade. While more than six thousand have been killed in action, because of the high survival rate, thanks to advances in combat medicine, those who are returning bear unprecedented […]
(MintPress) – In light of the divisiveness created by the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a middle school teacher in Michigan is puzzled as to why she was fired for what she says was organizing a fundraiser for the Martin family with her class. Brooke Harris, the 26-year-old charter school teacher, approached the district about […]
(MintPress) – In light of the divisiveness created by the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a middle school teacher in Michigan is puzzled as to why she was fired for what she says was organizing a fundraiser for the Martin family with her class. Brooke Harris, the 26-year-old charter school teacher, approached the district about […]
(MintPress)-As the Gulf states are gearing up to funnel millions of dollars to Syrian rebels in their fight against the brutal Assad regime, several under-funded anti-government protests continue to erupt along the shores of the Arabian Peninsula, calling attention to the hypocrisy of the widespread support for anti-government protests in some countries while calls for […]
(MintPress)-As the Gulf states are gearing up to funnel millions of dollars to Syrian rebels in their fight against the brutal Assad regime, several under-funded anti-government protests continue to erupt along the shores of the Arabian Peninsula, calling attention to the hypocrisy of the widespread support for anti-government protests in some countries while calls for […]
(MintPress) – After thousands of websites went dark in January in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill and its counterpart, Protect IP Act (PIPA) – both restrictive Internet legislations – the bills were shelved and not revisited. After what was widely deemed a victory for the Internet community, new legislation takes aim at censoring […]
(MintPress) – After thousands of websites went dark in January in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill and its counterpart, Protect IP Act (PIPA) – both restrictive Internet legislations – the bills were shelved and not revisited. After what was widely deemed a victory for the Internet community, new legislation takes aim at censoring […]
In the small town of Bluffdale in the Utah desert, the US government is halfway to completing a gargantuan complex designed to store and trawl through billions of phone calls, emails, and other global communications. As the UK government reveals its own plans to carry out mass surveillance, a lengthy piece in May’s Wired reveals the full […]
In the small town of Bluffdale in the Utah desert, the US government is halfway to completing a gargantuan complex designed to store and trawl through billions of phone calls, emails, and other global communications. As the UK government reveals its own plans to carry out mass surveillance, a lengthy piece in May’s Wired reveals the full […]