The hours are long, the work is back-breaking, and the workers can be as young as 12: an NBC Bay Area investigation into child labour in the US reveals thousands of children working in farming. Reporters encountered over two dozen children working in large farms in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento, picking and trimming fruit and […]
The hours are long, the work is back-breaking, and the workers can be as young as 12: an NBC Bay Area investigation into child labour in the US reveals thousands of children working in farming. Reporters encountered over two dozen children working in large farms in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento, picking and trimming fruit and […]
(MintPress) — Just over a year ago, a car bomb detonated in the center of Oslo, Norway, mere feet from the main entrance of various government buildings and the offices of the prime minister and the Ministry of Justice and the Police. The explosion, a terror act charged to Anders Breivik, blew out windows and […]
(MintPress) — Just over a year ago, a car bomb detonated in the center of Oslo, Norway, mere feet from the main entrance of various government buildings and the offices of the prime minister and the Ministry of Justice and the Police. The explosion, a terror act charged to Anders Breivik, blew out windows and […]
Most religions exhort their members to take care of their eternal souls; the unusual thing about Mormonism is that it also urges its members to profit in more earthly ways, too. A lengthy article in Bloomberg Businessweek unpicks the business dealings of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, showing how the faith’s emphasis on profitable enterprise […]
Most religions exhort their members to take care of their eternal souls; the unusual thing about Mormonism is that it also urges its members to profit in more earthly ways, too. A lengthy article in Bloomberg Businessweek unpicks the business dealings of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, showing how the faith’s emphasis on profitable enterprise […]
In a late night House of Lords debate on Wednesday, the government confirmed its intention to reduce the scope of a fundamental legal principle that dates back to at least 1305, reports UK campaign group Reprieve. In what could represent the violation of the fundamental legal principle of habeas corpus – the ancient legal freedom […]
In a late night House of Lords debate on Wednesday, the government confirmed its intention to reduce the scope of a fundamental legal principle that dates back to at least 1305, reports UK campaign group Reprieve. In what could represent the violation of the fundamental legal principle of habeas corpus – the ancient legal freedom […]
(MintPress) – “If students are going to succeed in the competitive global economy, they need to be exposed to a rigorous curriculum. But many students believe their class work is too easy,” wrote Ulrich Boser and Lindsay Rosenthal, in an introduction to a new study which found that students in American elementary and high schools are […]
(MintPress) – “If students are going to succeed in the competitive global economy, they need to be exposed to a rigorous curriculum. But many students believe their class work is too easy,” wrote Ulrich Boser and Lindsay Rosenthal, in an introduction to a new study which found that students in American elementary and high schools are […]
When 26 members of the US Congress wrote to President Obama recently urging him to get a grip on his use of drones as ‘faceless ambassadors that cause civilian deaths,’ one man in particular was responsible. Congressman for Ohio Dennis Kucinich has been a career politician for more than 40 years – but he’s no Washington insider. […]
When 26 members of the US Congress wrote to President Obama recently urging him to get a grip on his use of drones as ‘faceless ambassadors that cause civilian deaths,’ one man in particular was responsible. Congressman for Ohio Dennis Kucinich has been a career politician for more than 40 years – but he’s no Washington insider. […]
The latest instalment in an extended investigation by the Washington Post into American lawmakers and their personal finances revealed that members of Congress frequently trade in companies while simultaneously dealing with legislation that would affect that particular stock. The Washington Post examined 45,000 individual congressional stock transactions that occurred between 2007 to 2010 to reveal […]
The latest instalment in an extended investigation by the Washington Post into American lawmakers and their personal finances revealed that members of Congress frequently trade in companies while simultaneously dealing with legislation that would affect that particular stock. The Washington Post examined 45,000 individual congressional stock transactions that occurred between 2007 to 2010 to reveal […]
