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Lobbying In The US: What Does It Mean to be ‘Pro-Israel?’

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UN General Assembly Opens Against Backdrop Of Ongoing Anti-American Sentiment In The Muslim World

A protester carries a representation of a U.S. flag as police vehicles burn in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Sept 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) (NEW YORK) MintPress – The mood at the start of this year’s U.N. General Assembly in New York is markedly different than it was in 2011, when democratic uprisings across the Arab world […]

Lisa Barron
بواسطة Lisa Barron
A protester carries a representation of a U.S. flag as police vehicles burn in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Sept 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The mood at the start of this year’s U.N. General Assembly in New York is markedly different than it was in 2011, when democratic uprisings across the Arab world sparked excitement and hope. Now, unrest across the Middle East is set to dominate the discussions among the more than 120 presidents, prime ministers and monarchs

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World Financial Center ‘Hip Luxury’ Upgrade Poised For $10 Million Tax Break

The World Financial Center is shown in thei July 2, 2006 picture. (Photo by Mark Skrobola via Flikr) The owner of the World Financial Center is seeking an exemption from city and state sales taxes on a $250 million project to turn its Battery Park City retail complex into a “hip luxury”shopping and dining center. The […]

Nathaniel Herz
بواسطة Nathaniel Herz
The World Financial Center is shown in thei July 2, 2006 picture. (Photo by Mark Skrobola via Flikr)

The owner of the World Financial Center is seeking an exemption from city and state sales taxes on a $250 million project to turn its Battery Park City retail complex into a “hip luxury”shopping and dining center. The Battery Park City Authority is considering a request by Brookfield Office Properties for roughly $10 million in city and state

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Police Were Aware Of Child Sex Grooming For Years

Two prostitutes wait for clients beside a suburban road in this file photo. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, file) Today’s Times reveals that South Yorkshire Police had detailed knowledge of how young girls were being groomed, pimped and sexually abused for more than a decade – yet nobody was prosecuted using this information. In the past two […]

Alice Ross
بواسطة Alice Ross
Two prostitutes wait for clients beside a suburban road in this file photo. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, file)

Today’s Times reveals that South Yorkshire Police had detailed knowledge of how young girls were being groomed, pimped and sexually abused for more than a decade – yet nobody was prosecuted using this information. In the past two years the Times has broken a string of child sexual abuse stories, highlighting how networks of men, usually of south

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Record-Low SAT Scores Provide Case For New Education Philosophies

High school juniors try to stay focused as they take the SAT test. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) (MintPress) – The struggling state of education in America has found itself at a new low, as SAT reading scores of high school students hit a four-decade low. The College Board, the SAT’s administrative service, estimates that 57 percent […]

Joey LeMay
بواسطة Joey LeMay
High school juniors try to stay focused as they take the SAT test. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

(MintPress) – The struggling state of education in America has found itself at a new low, as SAT reading scores of high school students hit a four-decade low. The College Board, the SAT’s administrative service, estimates that 57 percent of test takers did not score high enough to indicate college success. College Board President Gaston Caperton

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The Destruction Of Education And Democracy In The US

Third graders Danielle Levin, 8; Paige Simpson, 8; and Daniella Gama-Diaz, 8; from left, work on a lesson at Eagle Elementary School in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., Thursday, March 9, 2006. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, all students must achieve proficiency in reading and math by 2014, but more and more states […]

Stephen Lendman
بواسطة Stephen Lendman
Third graders Danielle Levin, 8; Paige Simpson, 8; and Daniella Gama-Diaz, 8; from left, work on a lesson at Eagle Elementary School in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., Thursday, March 9, 2006. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, all students must achieve proficiency in reading and math by 2014, but more and more states are opting out of the legislation. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

(CHICAGO) -- Democracy and an educated citizenry go hand in hand. Public education is the great equalizer. America's founders believed it was insurance against loss of liberty. Jefferson said, "Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories. And to

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‘Drones Causing Mass Trauma Among Civilians,’ Major Study Finds

An armed US military Reaper drone over Afghanistan. (US Air Force/ Lt Col Lesley Pratt/ Flickr) The near constant presence of CIA drones ‘terrorises’ much of the civilian population of Pakistan’s tribal areas according to a new report. Men, women and children are subjected to almost constant trauma – including fear of attack, severe anxiety, […]

Chris Woods
بواسطة Chris Woods
An armed US military Reaper drone over Afghanistan. (US Air Force/ Lt Col Lesley Pratt/ Flickr)

The near constant presence of CIA drones ‘terrorises’ much of the civilian population of Pakistan’s tribal areas according to a new report. Men, women and children are subjected to almost constant trauma – including fear of attack, severe anxiety, powerlessness, insomnia and high levels of stress – says a nine month investigation into CIA drone

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