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West Bank Teachers Strike Rolls Into A Third Week Despite PA Crackdown

The strike, in which teachers demand the fulfillment of promises outlined in a 2013 agreement, comes amid growing discontent with the Palestinian Authority among Palestinians in the West Bank.

Megan Hanna
Amaya al-Orzza
By Megan Hanna
And Amaya al-Orzza
Twenty teachers and two school principles were arrested after last week’s protest. Teachers throughout the West Bank have been striking for over two weeks, demanding to have the rights outlined in a 2013 agreement with the PA honored. (Photo:: Rich Wiles)

BETHLEHEM, Occupied West Bank --- Schools throughout the West Bank have been closed for over two weeks due to a widespread teachers strike against the Palestinian Authority government. The strike is unfolding amid Palestinians’ growing discontent with the PA, as well a worsening economic situation that is putting more pressure on Palestinians in

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The Native American Water Poisoning That’s Far Worse & More Persistent Than Flint

In this episode of “Behind the Headline,” host and MintPress News Editor-in-Chief Mnar Muhawesh explores decades of water pollution in various Native American communities — an issue the mainstream media and public overlook while erupting with outrage over the Flint crisis.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Pete McKay, San Juan County commissioner in Colorado, looks at the site Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, where the Gold King Mine breach occurred, north of Silverton. (Jon Austria, The Daily Times via The Associated Press)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFhFXmaBGIQ MINNEAPOLIS --- Outrage erupted earlier this year as we learned that local, state and federal officials knew about Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated water supply for nearly a year, but they did nothing to address the deadly problem. But few took note when people converged in Washington to protest

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ACLU Sounds Alarm As Obama Administration Plans Quiet NSA Expansion

“Before we allow them to spread that information further in the government, we need to have a serious conversation about how to protect Americans’ information.”

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Homeland Security logo reflected in the eyeglasses of a cybersecurity analyst at the agency’s secretive cyber defense facility in Idaho. (AP/Mark J. Terrill)

Civil liberties advocates slammed reports on Friday that the Obama administration is poised to authorize the National Security Agency (NSA) to share more of its private intercepted communications with other U.S. intelligence agencies without expanding privacy protections. "Before we allow them to spread that information further in the government,

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Proposed Legislation Would End Bail System That Punishes The Poor

Money bail is a hallmark of America’s unequal and blatantly discriminatory justice system–one in which freedom and justice are only available to those with the money to buy them

Brian Sonenstein
By Brian Sonenstein
A sign is seen outside a bail bondsman across the street from Mercer County criminal courthouse Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Trenton, N.J. There isn’t much disagreement with the underlying goal of a constitutional amendment that will be before New Jersey voters next month: Low-level suspects who are not threats to anyone should not have to pay to get out of jail as they await trial, and those who are threats shouldn’t be let out on bail at all. But there is some debate over whether the ballot measure would accomplish that. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Congressman Ted Lieu introduced the No Money Bail Act of 2016, which prohibits the payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in federal criminal cases, and bars vital federal funding from going to states that impose money bail. If enacted, the legislation could potentially abolish money bail

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Ben Carson Questioned On The U.S. Government Funding Of ISIS

A Carson presidency would include more international meddling by the U.S. government which will lead to an increase in anti-American sentiment, possibly fueling the rise of even more terrorism.

Derrick Broze
By Derrick Broze
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during a news conference, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

On February 25th the Republican Presidential Debate circus made its way to Houston, Texas. Rubio, Cruz, Kasich, Carson and Trump took to the stage to convince the people of Houston and millions of Americans that they deserve their support and vote. Most of the candidates chose to continue the childish attacks which have become a staple in the

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Update: Illinois Bill Would Withhold Financial Assistance To Single Moms Who Cannot Identify Their Child’s Father

The proposed bill also proposed that the children would be denied a birth certificate is the mother is unable to provide the father’s name.

The Chicagoist
By The Chicagoist
A women sits with her son for dinner in their new sparsely furnished apartment, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in New York. After leaving her husband who beat her for years, she and her little boy spent the next three years homeless because she couldn’t afford New York City rents. About one third of American children are now living in poverty. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

New legislation filed in Springfield could make it extremely tough to be a single mother. If a father is not listed on a birth certificate to a newborn child, the bill says a birth certificate would not be issued for that child and any hopes of receiving financial assistance, if needed, would be dashed. The bill does this by amending the Vital

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