President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Energy Department advocates an all-of-the-above approach to energy and favors natural gas as a “bridge fuel” to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. Ernest Moniz, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leads the MIT Energy Initiative, a research group that gets funding from BP, […]
President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Energy Department advocates an all-of-the-above approach to energy and favors natural gas as a “bridge fuel” to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. Ernest Moniz, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leads the MIT Energy Initiative, a research group that gets funding from BP, […]
(MintPress) – The United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), a national organization with chapters on 150 campuses, is organizing thousands of students across the U.S., pressuring university administrations to boycott Adidas after the clothing manufacturer failed to pay 2,800 Indonesian workers $1.8 million in severance pay. More than 22 months after PT Kizone, an Adidas supplier […]
(MintPress) – The United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), a national organization with chapters on 150 campuses, is organizing thousands of students across the U.S., pressuring university administrations to boycott Adidas after the clothing manufacturer failed to pay 2,800 Indonesian workers $1.8 million in severance pay. More than 22 months after PT Kizone, an Adidas supplier […]
Despite boasting a constitutionally protected free press, U.S. intelligence agencies have infiltrated and stifled the publication of stories allegedly for matters of national security. One such story is recent information about secret U.S. drone bases in Saudi Arabia.
Despite boasting a constitutionally protected free press, U.S. intelligence agencies have infiltrated and stifled the publication of stories allegedly for matters of national security. One such story is recent information about secret U.S. drone bases in Saudi Arabia.
(MintPress) – California’s 18 million registered voters could become the largest political constituency to decide whether to support the 2010 Citizens United States Supreme Court ruling. This decision will open the floodgates for billions in special interest money spent in political races. After a record $6 billion spent in the 2012 election cycle, Americans have become […]
(MintPress) – California’s 18 million registered voters could become the largest political constituency to decide whether to support the 2010 Citizens United States Supreme Court ruling. This decision will open the floodgates for billions in special interest money spent in political races. After a record $6 billion spent in the 2012 election cycle, Americans have become […]
(Mint Press) – Virginia’s House of Delegates passed a voter identification bill on Wednesday — the new strict photo identification requirement will bring the state in league with other strict photo ID states, such as Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Tennessee. The legislation now heads to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R-Va.) desk, where it is likely to be signed […]
(Mint Press) – Virginia’s House of Delegates passed a voter identification bill on Wednesday — the new strict photo identification requirement will bring the state in league with other strict photo ID states, such as Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Tennessee. The legislation now heads to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R-Va.) desk, where it is likely to be signed […]
(MintPress) – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, a case that further reduces already lax restrictions on campaign spending. Following the 2010 Citizens United ruling, American elections have seen a spike in campaign spending by corporations and wealthy individuals, a worrying trend for critics concerned about the state […]
(MintPress) – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, a case that further reduces already lax restrictions on campaign spending. Following the 2010 Citizens United ruling, American elections have seen a spike in campaign spending by corporations and wealthy individuals, a worrying trend for critics concerned about the state […]
(MintPress) – “If the federal government, the executive in particular, thought that there was a national security issue and needed to use drones in one of the states which has outlawed the drones in their airspace, then it could set up a clash,” said Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law […]
(MintPress) – “If the federal government, the executive in particular, thought that there was a national security issue and needed to use drones in one of the states which has outlawed the drones in their airspace, then it could set up a clash,” said Marjorie Cohn, a professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law […]
