(MintPress) – In light of a rash of gun-related public killings — including the massacre in Newtown, Conn. — President Obama proposed the widest swath of gun control legislation in American history. Included in this proposal is the requirement that criminal background checks be performed for all gun sales; a reinstallation of the 1994 assault […]
(MintPress) – Starting this fall, about 20,000 students in five states will spend at least 300 more hours in school as part of a three-year pilot program, adding hours to the school day and days to the school year to see if increased classroom time positively affects students academic achievement. A 2012 report published by Harvard University’s […]
(MintPress) - Starting this fall, about 20,000 students in five states will spend at least 300 more hours in school as part of a
(MintPress) – In June 1969, Norma McCorvey discovered she was pregnant with her third child. A single mother, she felt that the burden of raising three kids was too much, so she sought an abortion. A resident of Texas, however, she was prohibited from having an abortion, as the procedure — at that time — […]
(MintPress) - In June 1969, Norma McCorvey discovered she was pregnant with her third child. A single mother, she felt that the burden of raising three kids was too much, so she sought an abortion. A resident of Texas, however, she was prohibited from having an abortion, as the procedure — at that time — was reserved solely for cases of incest or
(MintPress) — Once every 24 years, a president is inaugurated on Dr. King’s Birthday. This logistical curiosity happens due to the fact that the federal government traditionally does not consider business on Sundays. As Inauguration Day (Jan. 20) fell on a Sunday this year, it was observed the following Monday, Dr. King’s Birthday (the third […]
(MintPress) — Once every 24 years, a president is inaugurated on Dr. King’s Birthday. This logistical curiosity happens due to the fact that the federal government traditionally does not consider business on Sundays. As Inauguration Day (Jan. 20) fell on a Sunday this year, it was observed the following Monday, Dr. King’s Birthday (the third Monday
(MintPress) – When George W. Bush won the presidential election over Al Gore in 2000, despite losing the popular vote, a natural discussion about the effectiveness of the Electoral College system sprung. Yet it wasn’t Republicans leading the discussion — it was Democrats. Now, the tables have turned. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus endorsed […]
(MintPress) – When George W. Bush won the presidential election over Al Gore in 2000, despite losing the popular vote, a natural discussion about the effectiveness of the Electoral College system sprung. Yet it wasn’t Republicans leading the discussion — it was Democrats. Now, the tables have turned. Republican National Committee Chairman
(MintPress) – As oil companies move into Amish communities to extract oil through hydraulic processing, residents are speaking up, calling out oil companies for carrying out a long-term plan of deceit and manipulation. But not all Amish are in the same boat, with some benefiting from larger leasing payouts than their neighbors who signed onto […]
(MintPress) – As oil companies move into Amish communities to extract oil through hydraulic processing, residents are speaking up, calling out oil companies for carrying out a long-term plan of deceit and manipulation. But not all Amish are in the same boat, with some benefiting from larger leasing payouts than their neighbors who signed onto
(NEW YORK) MintPress – Sixty-five-year-old Gus Martuscelli sits on a wooden stool in the remains of what used to be the most popular pizza joint in Sheepshead Bay, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for its large population of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. On Oct. 29, 2012, Delmar Pizzeria, a small family-owned business that has […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – Sixty-five-year-old Gus Martuscelli sits on a wooden stool in the remains of what used to be the most popular pizza joint in Sheepshead Bay, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for its large population of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. On Oct. 29, 2012, Delmar Pizzeria, a small family-owned business
