Obama Continues To Hack Away At Press Freedoms

The New York Times (NYT) editorial board is calling out the Obama administration for “secretly combing through the phone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press.” It’s a bold allegation that has drawn the ire of civil liberties groups and concerned citizens around the country in recent days. The NYT is not alone […]

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

The New York Times (NYT) editorial board is calling out the Obama administration for “secretly combing through the phone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press.” It’s a bold allegation that has drawn the ire of civil liberties groups and concerned citizens around the country in recent days. The NYT is not alone in its

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Relatives Say Cleveland Suspect Had Violent Streak

The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy eyes. Sometimes Ariel Castro drove around town with it in the back seat of his car.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use it to scare people. Sometimes he drove around town with it in the back seat of his car. "He threatened me lots of times with it," said Castro's nephew, 26-year-old Angel Caraballo, who was

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Inside The DPRK: How A Caste System Structures Everyday Realities For North Koreans

There is a strange phenomenon that lingers over every North Korean. For the past five decades, an arbitrary determination decides where they will live, what hospitals they will go to if they are sick, if they can go to college, if they can marry and even if they will receive a full serving of food. […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

There is a strange phenomenon that lingers over every North Korean. For the past five decades, an arbitrary determination decides where they will live, what hospitals they will go to if they are sick, if they can go to college, if they can marry and even if they will receive a full serving of food. This de facto caste system has nothing to do with

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Four Dead in Ohio: The Search for Kent State Justice Continues (UPDATE)

Forty-three years after the 1970 Kent State massacre that left four students dead and nine injured, survivors of the Vietnam War protest are still searching for justice, maintaining that National Guard troops murdered innocent student protesters. In April of last year, the Justice Department rejected a request to open a new investigation, despite audio recordings […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

Forty-three years after the 1970 Kent State massacre that left four students dead and nine injured, survivors of the Vietnam War protest are still searching for justice, maintaining that National Guard troops murdered innocent student protesters. In April of last year, the Justice Department rejected a request to open a new investigation, despite

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Report Your Neighbors: Florida Program Worries Civil Liberties Groups, Residents

It could be a new era of McCarthyism in Palm Beach County, Florida, pitting neighbor against neighbor.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

It could be a new era of McCarthyism in Palm Beach County, Florida, where police are set to unveil a new $1 million “violence prevention” program that encourages Floridians to report neighbors for making hateful or suspicious comments about the government. The program, led by Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, will provide “prevention

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Major Crackdown In Oakland As Gangs, Police Exchange Accusations

Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, more than 200 police officers and FBI agents barricaded neighborhoods in Oakland, Calif., as part of an operation cracking down on a notorious West Oakland gang. About 12 miles from San Francisco, Oakland is infamous for its high crime rate. During this week’s raid, which ended around 1 a.m. […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, more than 200 police officers and FBI agents barricaded neighborhoods in Oakland, Calif., as part of an operation cracking down on a notorious West Oakland gang. About 12 miles from San Francisco, Oakland is infamous for its high crime rate. During this week’s raid, which ended around 1 a.m. on Thursday morning,

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