Tag Archives: New York
Altruistic Kidney Donation: Going Under The Knife To Save A Life
May 17, 2013
Would you donate your kidney to a complete stranger? What would motivate someone to undertake such a random and extraordinary act of kindness?
This week Mint Press News spoke with one such person – Maryann Ford, a 45-year-old woman...
Cuomo Cure For Nonprofit Excess Exempts High-Paid Health Execs
By Curtis Skinner
Many of New York’s nonprofit hospitals specialize in supersized pay — and new rules reining in publicly funded salaries are unlikely to change the equation.
Starting in July, following an executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Department...
UN General Assembly Censures Syria, But With Less Support Than Previous Resolutions
By Talia Ralph
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning Assad’s regime Wednesday, as the death toll in the war-torn nation hit at least 80,000.
“At least 80,000 have perished since the start of the hostilities, with most of those casualties believed...
Museum To Honor Henry Kissinger, But Is He Worthy Of Praise?
By Frederick Reese
In recent American history, a litany of different personalities have occupied the executive office at the Harry S Truman building at Foggy Bottom. War hawks, accommodationists, international diplomats and isolationists have entered and left the position of secretary of...
Addressing Media Bias, Activists Petition NYT To Revise Coverage Of Chavez
By Mint Press News Desk
In the USA, the former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues to be labeled a “dictator,” a “despot” and a “tyrant” who oppressed his country during his 14 years in office. The image is inconsistent with the reports of elections monitors who have declared...
Obama Continues To Hack Away At Press Freedoms
By Mint Press News Desk
The New York Times (NYT) editorial board is calling out the Obama administration for “secretly combing through the phone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press.” It’s a bold allegation that has drawn the ire of civil liberties groups and concerned...
Close Guantanamo Now!
By Stephen Lendman
As president and commander-in-chief, Obama has legal authority to do so. On May 3, New York City Bar President Carey R. Dunne wrote him. He did so on behalf of the organization he heads.
He called indefinite detention “legally and morally indefensible.” He said...
Angelina Jolie: From Tattoos To Causes
By The Associated Press
In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie’s body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as “Billy Bob.”
Now she’s sharing intimate details of her anatomy to help women at risk, going public with her preventive double mastectomy to greatly reduce...
Museum For Fallen Journalists Bans Names Of Palestinian Journalists Killed By IDF
By Martin Michaels
By most accounts, 2012 was a rough year for press freedoms, seeing journalists targeted for reporting what various regimes didn’t like. More than 80 journalists were killed while reporting the news in some of the most dangerous conflict zones around the world, including...
ExxonMobil Gears Up For Publicity Battle As US Oil Reserve Estimates Climb
By Trisha Marczak
As America battles the prospect of a 1,700 mile Keystone XL pipeline constructed in the heartland of the nation that would transport more than 800,000 of oil through the U.S. every day, the oil-fracking movement is gaining even more traction with a new report indicating...
