PODCAST PANEL: ISRAELI ANNEXATION COULD TURN THE WEST BANK INTO A GAZA-STYLE OPEN AIR PRISON
Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting...
LEE CAMP: HOW THE MEDIA USED THE BOUNTY SCANDAL TO STOP THE ‘THREAT' OF PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN
This is not a column defending Donald Trump. Across my career, I have said more positive words about the scolex family of intestinal...
PUBLIC OUTCRY FOLLOWS GILEAD DECISION TO CHARGE $3000 FOR COVID DRUG THAT COSTS PENNIES TO PRODUCE
California-based pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences has announced that a five-day course of its antiviral drug Remdesivir - shown...
TEARING DOWN THE IDOLS OF COLONIALISM: WHY TUNISIA MUST DEMAND A FRENCH APOLOGY
The visit by newly-elected Tunisian President Kais Saied to France on June 22 was intended to discuss bilateral relations, trade, etc....
AFGHAN BOUNTY SCANDAL COMES AT SUSPICIOUSLY IMPORTANT TIME FOR US MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Based on anonymous intelligence sources, The New York Times , Washington Post , and Wall Street Journal released bombshell reports...
LEARNING FROM THE PAST: HISTORY PROVIDES CLUES INTO ISRAEL'S WEST BANK ANNEXATION
Palestine has been annexed , occupied , stolen , and Palestinians have been dispossessed , exiled , caged , detained, subjected to...
CHRIS HEDGES: MY STUDENT COMES HOME
Rahway, New Jersey - When Lawrence Bell, an orphan living in an abandoned house in Camden, New Jersey, went to prison he was 14-years-old....
AURORA POLICE VIOLENTLY CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL VIGIL FOR BLACK MAN KILLED IN POLICE CHOKEHOLD
Clad in full riot gear, wielding batons and pepper spray, police in Aurora, Colo, broke up last night's vigil to the memory of 23-year-old...
TWITTER TARGETS ACCOUNTS OF MINTPRESS AND OTHER OUTLETS COVERING UNREST IN BOLIVIA
Social media giant Twitter took the step of suspending the official account of MintPress News on Saturday. Without warning, the nine-year-old...
EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD WATCH ABBY MARTIN'S NEW AFGHANISTAN WAR DOCUMENTARY
The perpetual occupation of Afghanistan has become so normalized that it mostly serves as background noise to most Americans. It's...
ACTIVISTS URGE US DEPT OF AGRICULUTRE TO DENY DEADLY NEW MONSANTO GMO-HERBICIDE COMBO
The United States Department of Agriculture is currently considering approving a new Monsanto corn genetically engineered to be used...
MASS-TRACKING COVI-PASS IMMUNITY PASSPORTS SLATED TO ROLL OUT IN 15 COUNTRIES
Through the magic of Internet meme culture, most Millennials will be familiar with the famous opening scene of the 1942 film, “Casablanca,”...
THE KILLING OF AHMAD EREKAT BY ISRAELI POLICE PUTS WESTERN MEDIA BIAS ON FULL DISPLAY
Menifee, CA - Reuters reported Wednesday on the latest “alleged car-ramming incident” in which a Palestinian was killed at an Israeli...
IS AMERICA A FAILED STATE? TRUMP'S COVID RESPONSE HAS MANY SAYING “YES”
Even as every other advanced, industrialized nation has eliminated or is drastically reducing their coronavirus pandemics, Thursday...
DEMOCRATS ARE MOVING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN AND TOWARDS ANOTHER DEFEAT
New York City - Besides not being Trump, the Democrats offer nothing but think they can win with a candidate who has no constituency,...
A US NAVY DESTROYER JUST ENTERED VENEZUELAN WATERS. IS TRUMP TRYING TO START A WAR?
Heightening already increased tensions with the country, a Navy destroyer, the USS Nitze, entered Venezuelan waters yesterday, conducting...
WHY SO FEW AMERICAN MUSLIMS SERVE IN THE US MILITARY
With long and seemingly endless conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa, the United States Armed Forces is constantly struggling...
NYPD COP CAUGHT CHOKING MAN ON CAMERA HAS LONG HISTORY OF ATTACKING BLACK PEOPLE
Barely a week after the state made the practice a criminal offense, New York Police Department officer David Afanador was caught on...
RUBIO, CRUZ BILL WOULD DEEM CUBA'S MEDICAL MISSIONS “HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION”
In what has already become a parody of a shrinking empire's habit of clutching at the vestiges of its Cold-War era mistakes, U.S. Senator...
AMAZON UNVEILS AUGMENTED REALITY TO ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN NEW NORM FOR CORPORATE AMERICA
Should you be one of the dozens of people working minimum ten-hour shifts at Amazon's fulfillment center in Kent, Washington these...
Christopher Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore, thrown into harbor
People tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it the Inner Harbor Saturday in Baltimore. Read more ...
Neil Young ‘NOT ok' with Trump playing his music at Mount Rushmore event
Musician Neil Young is upset again with President Donald Trump for playing his music on Friday during the White House's Mount Rushmore event celebrating Independence Day. “This... Read more ...
Ron Rivera working on new nickname with Redskins owner
Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera said Saturday he has been working for more than a month with owner Dan Snyder on renaming the team, and he hopes a change can be made... Read more ...
Las Vegas sportsbook suffers one of biggest losses ever
LAS VEGAS - The nearly quarter-million dollars in winning wagers reportedly placed at MGM Resorts last Sunday might be the largest sportsbook loss in Las Vegas history on bets... Read more ...
Stimulus money could pose dilemmas in nursing homes
Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. government's plan to revive the economy. But with many long-term care facilities under... Read more ...
Florida reports record number of coronavirus cases amid nationwide surge
Florida reported another record-breaking spike in coronavirus cases on Saturday, with 11,458 people confirmed to have been infected with the virus as cases surge nationwide... Read more ...
Kanye West announces he's running for president
“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States,” the Chicago rapper... Read more ...
Yankees pitcher Tanaka hit in head by Stanton line drive
NEW YORK - Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of slugger Giancarlo Stanton during live batting practice Saturday, a frightening... Read more ...
Hot dog champs repeat as July 4 gluttony fest moves indoors
Joey Chestnut downed 75 wieners and buns in 10 minutes and Sudo downed 48 1/2 in the same span, setting world records for both the men's and women's events. Read more ...
What you need to know about COVID-19: US marks Fourth of July with pleas for...
Without the right measures to stop the spread of the virus, health experts fear the holiday weekend could bring a wave of new infections that could overwhelm hospitals. Read more ...