Presidential Debates Scripted In Favor Of Candidates, Leave Voters Calling For Transparency

(MintPress) — Later this year, President Barack Obama will join the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in a series of presidential debates leading up to November’s election. The two will likely spar on healthcare, the economy and foreign policy as it relates to Iran and Israel. But that’s only if they agree to do […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
In this July 5,2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks about creating jobs, at James Day Park in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

(MintPress) — Later this year, President Barack Obama will join the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in a series of presidential debates leading up to November’s election. The two will likely spar on healthcare, the economy and foreign policy as it relates to Iran and Israel. But that’s only if they agree to do so. A long

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Telecom Taking On FBI’s Use Of Subpoenas Without Probable Cause, Judicial Oversight

(MintPress) – A small telecommunications company is being sued by the Justice Department for what experts say is a vindictive challenge to a company that is questioning National Security Letters (NSLs). The Wall Street Journal identified the company as Credo, a Northern California company that has stood up against the type of subpoena used by the Federal […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
An FBI badge and service pistol are shown in this photo. (Photo by the Federal Bureau of Investigation)

(MintPress) – A small telecommunications company is being sued by the Justice Department for what experts say is a vindictive challenge to a company that is questioning National Security Letters (NSLs). The Wall Street Journal identified the company as Credo, a Northern California company that has stood up against the type of subpoena used by the

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FBI Recruits Florida Garbage Collectors As Vigilante Informants

(MintPress) – In light of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Fla. at the end of August, a push for increased security measures have been in the planning stages for months. The city has pushed for designated protest areas, spending nearly $1 million on military-style protective gear, all while the governor has scoffed at […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
A Waste Management worker empties a garbage container into a company truck. (Photo by Jeffrey Beall via Flikr)

(MintPress) – In light of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Fla. at the end of August, a push for increased security measures have been in the planning stages for months. The city has pushed for designated protest areas, spending nearly $1 million on military-style protective gear, all while the governor has scoffed at a ban on

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Is An Illness Cluster In A Minn. Suburb Killing People Before They’re 50?

This is Part One of a MintPress series about a cluster of rare illnesses in a Minneapolis, Minn. suburb. Click here to read Part Two, and here for Part Three. (MintPress) – Concerned citizens in the Minneapolis, Minn. suburb of Brooklyn Park are voicing their concerns over a potential illness cluster that is allegedly running […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Erin Brockovich will be working on a case concerning residents from a Minneapolis suburb becoming ill at a startling rate. (Photo by Radio Bilingue via Flikr)

This is Part One of a MintPress series about a cluster of rare illnesses in a Minneapolis, Minn. suburb. Click here to read Part Two, and here for Part Three. (MintPress) – Concerned citizens in the Minneapolis, Minn. suburb of Brooklyn Park are voicing their concerns over a potential illness cluster that is allegedly running rampant in

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More Than 250 Non-Organic Substances Approved for Organic Food Production

(MintPress) – The label of “organic food” may provoke an idealistic image for many people of a small farm where a family tends to its agriculture before sending off the fruits of its labor to a nearby grocery store. While that Norman Rockwell-like scenario may have once existed, corporate influence from some of America’s largest […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Organic produce is on sale in Westtown, N.Y Aug. 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(MintPress) – The label of “organic food” may provoke an idealistic image for many people of a small farm where a family tends to its agriculture before sending off the fruits of its labor to a nearby grocery store. While that Norman Rockwell-like scenario may have once existed, corporate influence from some of America’s largest food and beverage

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The Plight of the American Wait Staff

“When you go out to eat, you shouldn’t get wage theft, racism and sick cooks in the kitchen, along with your meal. How the food tastes at a restaurant really doesn’t matter, if the people who work there are being mistreated.” – Josh Viertel, president of Slow Food USA (MintPress) – Last October, cocktail waitress Victoria […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
A waitress takes an order at a restaurant. (Photo by Adikos via Flikr)

“When you go out to eat, you shouldn’t get wage theft, racism and sick cooks in the kitchen, along with your meal. How the food tastes at a restaurant really doesn’t matter, if the people who work there are being mistreated.” - Josh Viertel, president of Slow Food USA (MintPress) – Last October, cocktail waitress Victoria Liss arguably

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