‘March Against Monsanto’ Stretches Across US, Globe In United Effort Against GMOs

In the United States, most corn, soybean and cotton crops grown have been genetically modified.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

The world exploded in chants and rallies Saturday, which saw more than 2 million people taking to the streets in a global form of solidarity against Monsanto, the world’s leading biotechnology company responsible for the genetic modification of crops and patenting of seeds. The “March Against Monsanto” rallies sprouted up in 436 cities and 50

Read Full Article

Short-Sighted: NCLB Taking Students In Wrong Direction By Cutting Recess, PE

Studies are increasingly revealing the connection between physical exercise and performance in the classroom.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

Fourth-grade student Kevin Killion listens attentively to his daily class lesson, all the while walking at a moderate pace on a classroom treadmill. “It gets oxygen in your brain,” the fourth grader told Mint Press News. “I feel like I get a lot of oxygen so I can go back to work and work better.” Killion is among a generation of learners who are

Read Full Article

Drone Schools Suggest Inevitability Of Drones In Everyday Life

This week, the United States Navy launched its drone prototype, the X-47B, from the deck of the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush off the coast of Maryland. The X-47B is the first drone that has proven successful in launching from and landing on an aircraft carrier, giving the military the capability of launching drone strikes without […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

This week, the United States Navy launched its drone prototype, the X-47B, from the deck of the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush off the coast of Maryland. The X-47B is the first drone that has proven successful in launching from and landing on an aircraft carrier, giving the military the capability of launching drone strikes without first setting up a

Read Full Article

Caribbean Talks Conservation On Branson’s Island

To safeguard the Caribbean’s future, Branson says politics and business-as-usual will have to change.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the aim of protecting 20 percent of the region's coastal resources by 2020. Participants are expected to announce various commitments to advance

Read Full Article

Human Rights Defender Disappears In Bahrain: Crackdown On Whistleblowers Continues

Where in the world is Nabeel Rajab? It’s the question Bahrainis and human rights advocates are asking after the sudden disappearance of the key opposition leader this week. Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been in prison since August 2012 for his role in organizing the mass democracy protests in […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

Where in the world is Nabeel Rajab? It’s the question Bahrainis and human rights advocates are asking after the sudden disappearance of the key opposition leader this week. Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been in prison since August 2012 for his role in organizing the mass democracy protests in 2011 that drew more

Read Full Article

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt

Many of the nation’s military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding 400 percent.

Paul Kiel
By Paul Kiel

Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan companies from charging exorbitant interest rates to service members, many of the nation's military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding 400 percent. The Military Lending Act sought to protect service members and their families from

Read Full Article