Joey LeMay is a former MintPress Staff Writer. He has worked in the newspaper industry as an editor, editorial board member and award-winning editorial writer.
June O’Neill of St. Lawrence County places her vo […]
(MintPress) – You can generally stir up a solid debate when asking someone whether or not they feel their vote matters during a presidential election. More often than not, criticism ultimately becomes rooted in the Electoral College – a multifaceted system in which states hold presidential elections and submit state-allotted voters based on their
A woman dressed as a zombie marches in Greenwich Villag […]
(MintPress) – Ask Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson what the scariest bill signed into law over the past year was and he often cites the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). During interviews and the third party presidential debate, Johnson has berated Congress and the president for their handling of the country since the
Protesters gather at the Hennepin County Government Pla […]
(MintPress) – Over the course of this year’s presidential election season, both President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney have promised voters that their policies will help one demographic in particular: the middle class. But with two wildly different visions of how the economy should be introduced to a recovery, it
Gloria Gilman holds a sign during the NAACP voter ID ra […]
(MintPress) – As the barrage of political television advertisements will only grow as Election Day nears, candidates and activists acknowledge that grassroots efforts could be one of the strongest ways to emphasize the importance of voting. The events take many different shapes: In Minneapolis, Congressman Keith Ellison joined rapper Brother Ali at
In this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, former Secretary of St […]
(MintPress) – For the second straight presidential election, former secretary of state and decorated former United States Army Gen. Colin Powell endorsed President Barack Obama. While its impact is yet to be seen for the Obama campaign, its significance points to a political philosophy that has faded with bipartisanship: centrism. As a
Nurse practitioner Susan Brown prepares a flu vaccinati […]
(MintPress) – Should you get the flu shot? It’s a question that draws heated discourse from the widest of polarities. “It makes you sick,” some will say. Others sing its praises while detractors claim it just doesn’t work. But as the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spends every spring speculating on the most dangerous strains of
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Preside […]
(MintPress) – At the third and final presidential debate Monday night, President Barack Obama found himself verbally sparring with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over whether Romney once supported a bailout of the auto industry. After a back-and-forth conversation, Obama said voters would take it upon themselves to look up the proof