Carissa Wyant

Carissa Wyant is a former MintPress columnist specializing in faith, race and social justice issues. She has been published in the Huffington Post, Patch.com, American City Business Journals and various local publications around the American Midwest.

New Wave Of Feminism Needed In Wake Of Rising Violence Against Women

Carissa Wyant “If you see something, say something. That paranoid punchline of a public service campaign has worked: Nobody looks the same way at a stray backpack on the subway, and we just might call the cops,” says Columbia Journalism School Professor Nina Burleigh, responding to several recent instances of rape and violence against women in […]

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Carissa Wyant“If you see something, say something. That paranoid punchline of a public service campaign has worked: Nobody looks the same way at a stray backpack on the subway, and we just might call the cops,” says Columbia Journalism School Professor Nina Burleigh, responding to several recent instances of rape and violence against women in the

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New Minnesota Cancer Study Links Rare Form Of Cancer To Iron Range Mining

Carissa Wyant Mesothelioma. It’s a rare form of cancer and experts say also one of the most deadly. And just last week, the results of a five-year $5 million study completed by researchers at the University of Minnesota indicated a link between the deadly cancer and working in the taconite mining industry. Historical perspective At a press conference […]

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Carissa WyantMesothelioma. It’s a rare form of cancer and experts say also one of the most deadly.And just last week, the results of a five-year $5 million study completed by researchers at the University of Minnesota indicated a link between the deadly cancer and working in the taconite mining industry.Historical perspectiveAt a press conference

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The US Military Has Become A Haven For Hate Groups

Today there are neo-Nazis joining the ranks of all branches of the American armed forces. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) “I went into the Marine Corps for one specific reason: I would learn how [to] shoot,” Leyden told Reuters. “I also learned how to use C-4 (explosives), blow things up. I took all my military skills and […]

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"I went into the Marine Corps for one specific reason: I would learn how [to] shoot," Leyden told Reuters. "I also learned how to use C-4 (explosives), blow things up. I took all my military skills and said I could use these to train other people,” confessed former Marine T.J. Leyden, who served in the U.S. military from 1988 to 1991 while openly

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New Book On Gaza Cuisine Encouraging Co-Existence, One Bite At A Time

In this Monday, March 18, 2013 photograph, Palestinian Nabila Qishta, 52, prepares bread in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, using flour donated by the U.N. Gaza cuisine is Mediterranean-based, relying on olive oil, fresh vegetables, herbs and grains. “The Gaza Kitchen” is being praised by celebrity chefs like Anthony Bourdain for showcasing a […]

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The Gaza strip. It’s an area of the world which most often makes headlines due to violence and unrest. However, one of the most recent stories to emerge from the region involves organic farming, a 10-year plan to develop sustainable farming being introduced by Hamas, and an approach to peacemaking via gastronomic delights. A new cookbook, The

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Boiling Point Reached With Record Number of Tibetan Self-Immolations

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 and released by London-based rights group Freetibet.org, Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, runs after setting himself on fire on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China’s Gansu province. (AP Photo/Freetibet.org) “As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery. […]

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In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 and released by London-based rights group Freetibet.org, Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, runs after setting himself on fire on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province. (AP Photo/Freetibet.org)

“As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery. … We have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness.” These words

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SD Execution Reveals Failed Justice System, Political Hypocrisy

Death-penalty opponent Elaine Engelgau holds a sign during a protest outside the South Dakota Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in anticipation of the execution of Eric Robert. Robert pleaded guilty in the April 12, 2011, slaying of a guard during a failed prison escape and asked to be put to […]

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Death-penalty opponent Elaine Engelgau holds a sign during a protest outside the South Dakota Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in anticipation of the execution of Eric Robert. Robert pleaded guilty in the April 12, 2011, slaying of a guard during a failed prison escape and asked to be put to death, saying he would kill again. (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)

“It truly was a surreal experience to witness the processes surrounding an actual death penalty,” Brady Mallory, a witness at the first execution in South Dakota in half a decade, told MintPress. Eric Robert, 50, a prison inmate who killed a guard in 2011 during a botched escape attempt at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls, was put to death

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The Case For Affirmative Action In Higher Education: Diversity Enriches The College Experience

In this Feb. 13, 2012, file photo, demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel heard oral arguments in San Francisco in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) The Supreme Court […]

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In this Feb. 13, 2012, file photo, demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel heard oral arguments in San Francisco in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

The Supreme Court will take up the question of affirmative action in college admissions Wednesday, hearing arguments in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. In the case, which could potentially signal an end to affirmative action, Abigail Fisher, a white student, argues that the university denied her admission because of her race. She says

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