Demonstrations Held Supporting Bradley Manning As More Whistleblowers Step Up

  After more than 3 years in prison, Bradley Manning’s trial began this week in a sequestered room at Fort Meade, Md. If the Army intelligence officer is convicted of “aiding the enemy” under the Espionage Act, Manning could earn life in prison for releasing more than 700,000 internal documents to Wikileaks. In the leadup […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

  After more than 3 years in prison, Bradley Manning’s trial began this week in a sequestered room at Fort Meade, Md. If the Army intelligence officer is convicted of “aiding the enemy” under the Espionage Act, Manning could earn life in prison for releasing more than 700,000 internal documents to Wikileaks. In the leadup to the trial,

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Stories Behind The Faces: In Shelters And On The Street, Homeless Women Survive

The reality of homelessness is far different than the picture most Americans hold in their head.

Katie Lentsch
By Katie Lentsch

Of the estimated 3.5 million people likely to experience homelessness in America each year, 47 percent are female. While many are single women struggling on their own while, most homeless women have families to support, usually with children. Besides the difficulty of finding a stable place to live, these women are fighting the stigma of what it

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Somali-American Faces Life In Prison For Donating To Al-Shabaab

Her sentencing hearing Thursday in the Minneapolis Federal Court could seal her fate behind bars for the rest of her life.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

A Minnesota humanitarian worker named Amina Farah Ali faces life in prison for charges of providing material support for Al-Shabaab, an armed group in Somalia considered a terrorist organization by a bevy of countries, including the U.S., Australia and Canada. Her sentencing hearing Thursday in the Minneapolis Federal Court could seal her fate

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For Minnesota Gay Marriage Sponsors, It’s Personal

Minnesota is now the first state in the Midwest to approve gay marriage by a legislative vote.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

  As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1. "What a day for Minnesota!" the Democratic governor declared, as American and rainbow flags flapped in a sweltering hot wind. The Minnesota State Patrol estimated

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