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Death By Taser: So Much For ‘Non-Lethal’ Police Weapons

The safe use of stun guns is drawing criticism as their misuse by police appears to be on the rise.

Frederick Reese
Por Frederick Reese

On July 14, St. Louis Park, Minn. police responded to a report of a Park Health and Rehab patient acting erratically. Zheng Diao, 76, was in possession of a knife and a pair of scissors. Unable to speak English, police attempted to contact with Diao through body gestures. As the police perceived Diao attempting the raise the knife to his throat,

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Will Members Of Congress Really Reject Their Own Health Care Subsidies?

A new call for members of Congress to deny themselves Obamacare subsidies revives an American tradition of populism — and hypocrisy.

Frederick Reese
Por Frederick Reese

During a town hall meeting last week, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called in question the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Buoyed by the continuing Tea Party position that the ACA must be defunded regardless of the costs, the congressman announced his and his staff’s intentions to decline

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Claims Of Minneapolis Police Misconduct: 439; Officers Disciplined: 0

A new misconduct review board for the Minneapolis Police Department may be as ineffective as the one it replaced.

Katie Rucke
Por Katie Rucke

A new report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune found that of the 439 cases of police misconduct that have been brought before the city’s year-old misconduct review board, not one of the police officers involved has been disciplined. The city of Minneapolis spent $14 million in payouts for alleged police misconduct between 2006 and 2012, despite the

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¿Puede Irán realmente demandar a Estados Unidos por el golpe de estado de 1953?

La naturaleza de los tribunales internacionales puede limitar el intento de Irán de llevar a los Estados Unidos ante la justicia.

Martin Michaels
Por Martin Michaels
U.S. President Harry Truman, left, and Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, right, stand together on Oct. 23, 1951. The coup d'état that led to the democratically elected Mossadegh's ouster two years later was orchestrated by the U.S. CIA, declassified documents confirm. (Photo/Abbie Rowe via Wikimedia Commons)

Long suspected by the international community, the U.S. support for the coup was confirmed earlier this month when declassified CIA documents showed the U.S. played a role in overthrowing Mosaddeq. In response to this announcement, Iran’s 290-seat house approved urgent debate of the bill Tuesday in a session broadcast on state radio. One of

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Islamophobic Attack On French Girl Spotlights Ban On Religious Garb

A French teenager attempted suicide after neo-Nazi skinheads attacked her and ripped off her Islamic headscarf.

Martin Michaels
Por Martin Michaels

A French teenager attempted suicide this week after being attacked by Nazi skinheads who targeted her for wearing the Islamic veil. The incident is the latest in an ongoing national debate on French laws banning citizens from wearing obvious religious symbols in public schools and face coverings in public spaces. The debate over veiling in France

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UPDATE: ‘Moral Mondays’ Mushroom Into Anti-Austerity Movement Across North Carolina

The protests have made their way to other parts of the state in recent weeks and are heading to Greensboro in the coming week.

Mint Press News Desk
Por Mint Press News Desk

UPDATE: The Moral Monday protests against the Republican-dominated North Carolina Legislature’s stated goals -- which include everything from cutting education spending to limiting access to abortions to voter ID laws -- have spread to other parts of the state. Originally held in North Carolina’s capital Raleigh, the protests have made their way to

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