Temp Worker Scalded By Chemical Eruption, Management Does Nothing: Legislation In Works

Carlos Centeno was a Mexican immigrant that came to America to find a better life for himself, his partner and his son. A hardworking man, Centeno held jobs as a bartender, newspaper deliveryman and a warehouse forklift driver. In 2010, after being laid off from his warehouse job, Centeno put in an application with Ron’s […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Carlos Centeno was a Mexican immigrant that came to America to find a better life for himself, his partner and his son. A hardworking man, Centeno held jobs as a bartender, newspaper deliveryman and a warehouse forklift driver. In 2010, after being laid off from his warehouse job, Centeno put in an application with Ron’s Staffing Services, a

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A Conversation With U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomoyor

MINNEAPOLIS – (Mint Press) – Raised in a housing project in the tough neighbourhoods of the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor has overcome racial profiling and the limitations of class to achieve the unexpected — Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice and the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Writing her autobiography, “My […]

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

MINNEAPOLIS - (Mint Press) - Raised in a housing project in the tough neighbourhoods of the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor has overcome racial profiling and the limitations of class to achieve the unexpected — Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice and the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Writing her autobiography, “My Beloved

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NRA Pressures US To Not Sign Arms Treaty, Causing Ruckus At UN, Global Scene

(MintPress) – More than 103 U.N. member states are calling for stronger regulations to be added to the latest international arms trade treaty draft, which had been revised last year to fit U.S. and Chinese demands. The treaty represents the first of its kind, aimed at regulating the international sale of weapons. It takes direct […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - More than 103 U.N. member states are calling for stronger regulations to be added to the latest international arms trade treaty draft, which had been revised last year to fit U.S. and Chinese demands. The treaty represents the first of its kind, aimed at regulating the international sale of weapons. It takes direct aim at the $70

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FAA Report: 10,000 Drones In U.S. Airspace By 2020

(MintPress) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced this week that there could be as many as 10,000 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or “drones” flying in U.S. airspace by 2020. The assessment comes from a recent FAA study of current aeronautical trends up to 2032. Last month, the FAA said it had issued 1,428 permits to […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced this week that there could be as many as 10,000 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or “drones” flying in U.S. airspace by 2020. The assessment comes from a recent FAA study of current aeronautical trends up to 2032. Last month, the FAA said it had issued 1,428 permits to domestic

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New Report: U.S. Drone Strikes Kill Children, Violate Human Rights

“The U.S. drone program is terrorizing entire civilian populations, nearly half of which are children,” claims a new report by the human rights organization, Reprieve. In Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen — three countries where the U.S. uses lethal drones in the hunt to eliminate al-Qaeda, at least 204 children have been killed by drone strikes over […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

“The U.S. drone program is terrorizing entire civilian populations, nearly half of which are children,” claims a new report by the human rights organization, Reprieve. In Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen — three countries where the U.S. uses lethal drones in the hunt to eliminate al-Qaeda, at least 204 children have been killed by drone strikes over the

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King Abdullah In PR Trouble After Candid Interview In The Atlantic

NAMIBIA – (MintPress) – President Barack Obama flew to Jordan on Friday to visit a king still recovering from the embarrassment of an unintended public relations fiasco that hit the Hashemite Kingdom after a candid interview was published in the Atlantic earlier in the week. The exclusive interview with King Abdullah II has been called the “most […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
By Janessa Schilmoeller

NAMIBIA - (MintPress) - President Barack Obama flew to Jordan on Friday to visit a king still recovering from the embarrassment of an unintended public relations fiasco that hit the Hashemite Kingdom after a candid interview was published in the Atlantic earlier in the week. The exclusive interview with King Abdullah II has been called the “most

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