A Conversation With U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomoyor

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Elana Kagan arrives on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, for the Presidential Barack Obama’s ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, Pool) MINNEAPOLIS – (Mint Press) – Raised in a housing project in the tough neighbourhoods of the […]

Jo Erickson
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MINNEAPOLIS - (Mint Press) - Raised in a housing project in the tough neighbourhoods of the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor has overcome racial profiling and the limitations of class to achieve the unexpected — Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice and the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Writing her autobiography, “My Beloved

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Striking Ohio Teachers Still On The Picket Lines

Sign in support of striking teachers in Strongsville, Ohio from the Facebook page of the Strongsville Education Association. (Photo/via Facebook) The third meeting between striking Strongsville, Ohio teachers and the school board wasn’t the charm, and yesterday’s fourth meeting didn’t lead to any resolution either. After meeting for about 12 hours with federal mediators on […]

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

The third meeting between striking Strongsville, Ohio teachers and the school board wasn’t the charm, and yesterday’s fourth meeting didn’t lead to any resolution either. After meeting for about 12 hours with federal mediators on Tuesday, the teachers strike, which began March 4, will continue after both sides failed to come to an agreement.

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Defense Department Cuts Upset Tea Party Republicans Aiming To Trim Budget

New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to service members and civilian employees at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, after being sworn in. Hagel took charge of the Defense Department Wednesday after a bruising confirmation fight and two days before billions in budget cuts were scheduled to hit the military. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) (MintPress) – […]

Trisha Marczak
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(MintPress) - The military is sounding the alarm over sequestration cuts to the U.S. defense budget, which its leaders indicate will have enormous consequences on the nation’s national security efforts. Yet U.S. Treasury Department data indicates that in the last 10 years, the Defense Department has seen an increase of funding to the tune of 54

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Interview: Couple Reflects On Gay Marriage As Flurry of Court Cases Take Center Stage

This photo taken Feb. 8, 2013, shows Sandy Stier, left, and Kris Perry, the couple at the center of the Supreme Court’s consideration of gay marriage, at their home in Berkeley, Calif. Whatever the outcome of their momentous case, Perry and Stier, who have been together 13 years, will be empty-nesters as the last of […]

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Big change is coming to the lives of the lesbian couple at the center of the fight for same-sex marriage in California no matter how the Supreme Court decides their case. After 13 years of raising four boys together, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier are about to be empty nesters. Their youngest two children, 18-year-old twins, will graduate from high

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The Swartz Case And The Fight Against The Monopolization Of Knowledge

In this Jan. 30, 2009 photo, Internet activist Aaron Swartz poses for a photo in Miami Beach, Fla. Swartz was found dead Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment, according to Ellen Borakove, spokeswoman for New York’s medical examiner. (AP Photo/The New York Times, Michael Francis McElroy) The death of Aaron Swartz has […]

Frederick Reese
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Aaron Swartz

The death of Aaron Swartz has galvanized and changed the culture of the online community. Outrage about what is seen as an excessive and aggressive prosecution against the 26-year-old by the United States Department of Justice and his resulting suicide have convinced online freedom advocates to declare war against the notion of monetizing what

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New York College Spends Millions Lobbying Lawmakers For Tuition Hikes

The campus of University of Stony Brook in New York. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) (MintPress) – The biggest expense at the University of Stony Brook in Long Island, N.Y. was not related to its students education but its lobbying efforts. The recent release of public reports found that the school spent tens of thousands of dollars for […]

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

(MintPress) - The biggest expense at the University of Stony Brook in Long Island, N.Y. was not related to its students education but its lobbying efforts. The recent release of public reports found that the school spent tens of thousands of dollars for its own team of lobbyists to confront state lawmakers about letting the university raise

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