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Archives for سبتمبر 2012

Access To Banking Services For Lower Income Consumers Dwindles As Wealth Gap Grows

This photo taken July 16, 2012 shows Claudia Pedroza, 39, and her eight-year-old daughter Karla Osorio at the Jefferson Action Center in Lakewood, Colo. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt) (NEW YORK) MintPress — One week after the Democratic National Convention, a slew of new data is taking some of the shine off of the self-congratulatory speeches and […]

Lisa Barron
بواسطة Lisa Barron
This photo taken July 16, 2012 shows Claudia Pedroza, 39, and her eight-year-old daughter Karla Osorio at the Jefferson Action Center in Lakewood, Colo. (AP Photo/Kristen Wyatt)

(NEW YORK) MintPress — One week after the Democratic National Convention, a slew of new data is taking some of the shine off of the self-congratulatory speeches and showing that even if the Obama administration’s economic policies are on the right track, there is a long way to go before it can claim Americans are better off than they were four

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Let The Fire Burn: Man Vs. Wilderness

Paddling past trees that were caught up in the fire. (Photo Norbert Schiller/MintPress) I learned very early on in life the destructive force of wildfires while growing up in Southern California. It seemed like every year from mid-summer until the middle of autumn, warning signs were posted in the foothills above where I lived, alerting […]

Norbert Schiller
بواسطة Norbert Schiller
Paddling past trees that were caught up in the fire. (Photo Norbert Schiller/MintPress)

I learned very early on in life the destructive force of wildfires while growing up in Southern California. It seemed like every year from mid-summer until the middle of autumn, warning signs were posted in the foothills above where I lived, alerting people to fire danger. Some days the signs would read “high,” other days “very high,” and when the

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More Young Adults Insured Due To Obama’s Affordable Care Act

Spectators cheer as President Barack Obama addresses the crowd at a rally at St. Petersburg College’s Seminole Campus on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in St Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Will Vragovic, Pool) (MintPress) — A new report gauging the effects of President Barack Obama’s expanding health care overhaul has found that 3.1 […]

Joey LeMay
بواسطة Joey LeMay
Spectators cheer as President Barack Obama addresses the crowd at a rally at St. Petersburg College's Seminole Campus on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in St Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Will Vragovic, Pool)

(MintPress) — A new report gauging the effects of President Barack Obama’s expanding health care overhaul has found that 3.1 million more young adults were insured in 2011 compared to the year prior, due mainly to the Affordable Care Act provision. The study, conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), demonstrates the largest

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State Terror: Official Israeli Policy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool) Israeli state terror targets Palestinians ruthlessly. Incidents include crimes of war, against humanity and genocide, land theft, institutionalized racism, oppression, intimidation, militarized occupation and contempt for […]

Stephen Lendman
بواسطة Stephen Lendman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov, not seen, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)

Israeli state terror targets Palestinians ruthlessly. Incidents include crimes of war, against humanity and genocide, land theft, institutionalized racism, oppression, intimidation, militarized occupation and contempt for all rule of law principles and democratic values. Political prisoner Ahmad Saadat is right saying, "Zionist war criminals are

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UK Government Ramps Up Controls On FinSpy Surveillance Software

Backdropped by a British flag, closed-circuit surveillance cameras keep watch, in central London, Tuesday July 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) Exports of a British-made cyber-spying package are to be monitored by the government, after privacy activists challenged the government to clamp down on the UK’s thriving surveillance sector. FinSpy is now classed as a ‘dual […]

Alice Ross
بواسطة Alice Ross
Backdropped by a British flag, closed-circuit surveillance cameras keep watch, in central London, Tuesday July 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Exports of a British-made cyber-spying package are to be monitored by the government, after privacy activists challenged the government to clamp down on the UK’s thriving surveillance sector. FinSpy is now classed as a ‘dual use’ technology, capable of being used for both civilian and military purposes.  As such, it now will require an export

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A Picture Of War: The CIA’s Drone Strikes In Pakistan

Drones belonging to the CIA have reportedly attacked rescuers and funeral-goers in Pakistan. (Photo by Marion Doss) The Bureau has been recording every reported CIA drone strike in Pakistan.  The result is our extensive database which details every known attack and the numbers killed in a covert war that has been bitterly fought since 2004. Our detailed analysis has […]

Sarah Leo
بواسطة Sarah Leo
Drones belonging to the CIA have reportedly attacked rescuers and funeral-goers in Pakistan. (Photo by Marion Doss)

The Bureau has been recording every reported CIA drone strike in Pakistan.  The result is our extensive database which details every known attack and the numbers killed in a covert war that has been bitterly fought since 2004. Our detailed analysis has found that 344 strikes have killed between 2,562 and 3,325.  This number includes at least 474

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