Gun control has taken front and center stage in American politics as of late, with President Obama introducing his own gun control measures last week. While Second Amendment advocates cry foul, those seeking to tighten up gun legislation have used examples of mass shootings at schools in Colorado, Virginia and Connecticut recently to build their […]
(MintPress) – A few weeks ago Sunando Sen, an immigrant to America who had recently achieved his own American dream of opening a small business was murdered in New York City when a stranger pushed him onto the subway tracks where both Sen and his dreams were crushed in an instant by a fast moving train. […]
(MintPress) - A few weeks ago Sunando Sen, an immigrant to America who had recently achieved his own American dream of opening a small business was murdered in New York City when a stranger pushed him onto the subway tracks where both Sen and his dreams were crushed in an instant by a fast moving train. Although Sen, the owner of a copy shop in
(MintPress) — As a college professor, it’s not uncommon to get emails alerting me to various professional development and other training opportunities, but the one that showed up in my inbox this week was uncommon, to say the least. The notification I received was an invitation to a free Minnesota Permit to Carry class specifically for […]
(MintPress) – Be all that you can be. That’s the slogan of the U.S. Army, and when its uttered, the picture that likely springs to mind is one of a young, white male in fatigues. G.I. Joe — “the real American hero”. But that popular cliche perhaps does not ring true to the reality — […]
(MintPress) - Be all that you can be. That’s the slogan of the U.S. Army, and when its uttered, the picture that likely springs to mind is one of a young, white male in fatigues. G.I. Joe — “the real American hero”. But that popular cliche perhaps does not ring true to the reality — past or present — of who has and is joining and serving in the
(MintPress) – A new study released by the Pew Research Center revealed that the U.S. birthrate dipped last year to a record low, with the decline being led by immigrant women feeling the pressure of the recession. Overall, the U.S. birth rate, or the the annual number of births per 1,000 women in the prime […]
(MintPress) – A new study released by the Pew Research Center revealed that the U.S. birthrate dipped last year to a record low, with the decline being led by immigrant women feeling the pressure of the
(MintPress) – While much of the legacy of Abraham Lincoln is tied up with the fight to pass the 13th Amendment, which effectively abolished slavery in the United States, there is much more to the man than meets the eye. Or the eye of Hollywood, which paints a prolific and much mythologized picture of the […]
(MintPress) - While much of the legacy of Abraham Lincoln is tied up with the fight to pass the 13th Amendment, which effectively abolished slavery in the United States, there is much more to the man than meets the eye. Or the eye of Hollywood, which paints a prolific and much mythologized picture of the 16th president in one of its latest
(MintPress) – There’s an interesting meme circulating around the cyber world right now which describes what more and more Americans are finding problematic with the mass consumerism that has come to dominate the holiday season. In the cartoon, a smiling woman pushes a shopping cart chock full of items. The text reads, “Black Friday: Because […]
(MintPress) – There’s an interesting meme circulating around the cyber world right now which describes what more and more Americans are finding problematic with the mass consumerism that has come to dominate the holiday season. In the cartoon, a smiling woman pushes a shopping cart chock full of items. The text reads, “Black Friday: Because only
