Occupy.com speaks with the editor in chief of Mint Press News, Mnar Muhawesh about the alternative media revolution, her work, and her life as an activist entrepreneur – from death threats to coloring books.
Google presents itself as a friendly, funky company, but the truth of the matter may be something far different. Why is Google attacking independent news organizations? Is Google merely the CIA and NSA’s bitch boy? Let’s find out.
RT's Redacted Tonight Tackles Google's Censorship Of MintPress News
Prince Ali Seraj guides MintPress through Afghan history, explaining the players and forces that have shaped the mineral-rich Central Asian nation and thwarted its chances for a better future that is more in line its glorious past.
Forced into exile by the Soviets in 1978, Afghan Prince Ali Seraj has remained instrumental in his country’s affairs, working from afar to reaffirm Afghanistan’s independence under the grip of foreign powers. A member of Afghanistan’s royal family and one of the keepers of Afghan tradition, Prince Ali has vowed to restore Afghanistan to its former
The war in Syria is more complex and has much broader implications than almost any other modern conflict. MintPress News brings a no nonsense, easy to understand primer of the history of the conflict, the parties involved as well as possible future implications of a protracted war.
While all eyes are on the Ukraine, and as the world ascertains the global fallout of the Crimean crisis, the situation in Syria should generate the most concern for the international community. Today in Syria, al-Qaeda is regaining a strong foothold in the region. Meanwhile, the US military efforts and the actions of our global and regional allies
Mnar Muhawesh of MintPress News speaks with RT’s Abby Martin about the growing popularity of alternative media, discussing the instability in Syria and Iraq from a perspective you’re not likely to hear on the corporate news.
As more states legalize medical marijuana, the federal government still classifies the medicine as a schedule 1 drug like heroin and describes it as highly addictive and dangerous. Will it take all 50 states to legalize medical marijuana for the federal government to change their classification?
Welcome to the launch of our podcast series #MintCasts. I'm Mnar Muhawesh, editor in chief of Mint Press News and I'll be your host. Thanks again for joining today's conversation where we will be discussing the legal complexities of medical marijuana legalization across the United States. Joining us today on our panel is Kris Hermes;
