(NEW YORK) MintPress – After more than a decade, America’s war in Afghanistan may be drawing to a close, with troops scheduled to leave by 2014, but violence is on the rise and the Afghan security force remains unprepared to fill the gap. On Sunday, the U.S. military and civilian death toll in the war reached 2,000. […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – After more than a decade, America’s war in Afghanistan may be drawing to a close, with troops scheduled to leave by 2014, but violence is on the rise and the Afghan security force remains unprepared to fill the gap. On Sunday, the U.S. military and civilian death toll in the war reached 2,000. […]
(MintPress) – It’s no surprise legalization of marijuana has received support from about 56 percent of Americans. Despite being a prohibited substance in the U.S. for 75 years, nearly 29 million Americans use it annually, resulting in marijuana becoming the third most popular recreational drug behind alcohol and tobacco. Various states have attempted to decriminalize marijuana, pass […]
(MintPress) – It’s no surprise legalization of marijuana has received support from about 56 percent of Americans. Despite being a prohibited substance in the U.S. for 75 years, nearly 29 million Americans use it annually, resulting in marijuana becoming the third most popular recreational drug behind alcohol and tobacco. Various states have attempted to decriminalize marijuana, pass […]
(MintPress) – New reports are demonstrating the extent of which the federal government is relying on social networking websites to follow the accounts of users that show “suspicious” activity. And because there are few laws regulating the government’s use of the Internet as an investigative tool, a majority of the online surveillance against individuals is […]
(MintPress) – New reports are demonstrating the extent of which the federal government is relying on social networking websites to follow the accounts of users that show “suspicious” activity. And because there are few laws regulating the government’s use of the Internet as an investigative tool, a majority of the online surveillance against individuals is […]
The British government has spent over £2bn on drones since 2007, according to a new report. Shelling Out, by advocacy group Drone Wars UK, is the first complete assessment of UK government spending on unmanned aircraft. It is built on publicly available data that is buried among mountains of government documents. Drone Wars UK trawled through the […]
The British government has spent over £2bn on drones since 2007, according to a new report. Shelling Out, by advocacy group Drone Wars UK, is the first complete assessment of UK government spending on unmanned aircraft. It is built on publicly available data that is buried among mountains of government documents. Drone Wars UK trawled through the […]
(MintPress) – In a country that serves as a beacon of democracy, third party candidates are fighting for their rights to appear in U.S. presidential debates — the very engines that drive politicians’ messages to the American public. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is challenging just that. On Friday, he filed an antitrust lawsuit, alleging the […]
(MintPress) – In a country that serves as a beacon of democracy, third party candidates are fighting for their rights to appear in U.S. presidential debates — the very engines that drive politicians’ messages to the American public. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is challenging just that. On Friday, he filed an antitrust lawsuit, alleging the […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – The mood at the start of this year’s U.N. General Assembly in New York is markedly different than it was in 2011, when democratic uprisings across the Arab world sparked excitement and hope. Now, unrest across the Middle East is set to dominate the discussions among the more than 120 presidents, prime ministers […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – The mood at the start of this year’s U.N. General Assembly in New York is markedly different than it was in 2011, when democratic uprisings across the Arab world sparked excitement and hope. Now, unrest across the Middle East is set to dominate the discussions among the more than 120 presidents, prime ministers […]
(MintPress) – While the teachers’ strike in Chicago may have winded down, the battle over the future of the education system is raging on across America, with unions clinging to collective bargaining rights and tenure policies. All the while, sponsored legislation continues to be dispersed and adopted by state legislators, who are looking to be the next […]
(MintPress) – While the teachers’ strike in Chicago may have winded down, the battle over the future of the education system is raging on across America, with unions clinging to collective bargaining rights and tenure policies. All the while, sponsored legislation continues to be dispersed and adopted by state legislators, who are looking to be the next […]
