(NEW YORK) MintPress — The U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay suffered minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac, but it is once again being hit by allegations of detainee abuse. A piece in the medical journal Tropical Medicine and International Health is raising questions about possible medical abuse at the prison facility because of the use of a controversial […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — The U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay suffered minimal damage from Hurricane Isaac, but it is once again being hit by allegations of detainee abuse. A piece in the medical journal Tropical Medicine and International Health is raising questions about possible medical abuse at the prison facility because of the use of a controversial […]
(MintPress) — As 2,286 delegates arrive in Tampa, Fla. for the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC), police and the FBI are anticipating a large contingent of protesters from the Occupy movement and from more radical anarchist groups like the black bloc and Anonymous. While there has been relatively little violence at major political conventions since the 1968 […]
(MintPress) — As 2,286 delegates arrive in Tampa, Fla. for the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC), police and the FBI are anticipating a large contingent of protesters from the Occupy movement and from more radical anarchist groups like the black bloc and Anonymous. While there has been relatively little violence at major political conventions since the 1968 […]
(MintPress) – Since unmanned drones entered the domestic and national security arsenal in the mid-2000s, speculation of their intended domestic use has always taken precedent. Internationally, drones have predominantly been used as an additional military weapon to promote strikes on militants in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Stateside, details of drone usage have been few and far […]
(MintPress) – Since unmanned drones entered the domestic and national security arsenal in the mid-2000s, speculation of their intended domestic use has always taken precedent. Internationally, drones have predominantly been used as an additional military weapon to promote strikes on militants in countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Stateside, details of drone usage have been few and far […]
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 […]