Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke
Mary Jo Clark holds a clipboard with forms for students […]
(MintPress) — In the 2008 presidential election, 46 million youth voters, aged 18-29, were eligible to vote and 84 percent of them did. As a group, young voters make a big difference in the polls - just ask former Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, who received 28 percent of the youth vote in 2008 compared to the 48 percent of youth who
Two prostitutes wait for clients beside a suburban road […]
(MintPress) — When it comes to eliminating sex trafficking in Ohio, it appears that local law enforcement has more work ahead of them than just finding and imprisoning the traffickers - they need to eliminate the demand for sex workers by johns and themselves. A recent report, Domestic Sex Trafficking in Ohio, was presented to Ohio’s Attorney
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(MintPress) — Five years ago, New York developer Allowey Ahmed purchased a vacant lot on the 2800 block of Voorhies Avenue in Brooklyn. His goal was to build a mosque and community center to accommodate the recent Muslim immigrants in the Sheepshead Bay area. Five years later, construction on the mosque and community center remains
Demonstrators gather on the steps of Anaheim City Hall […]
(MintPress) — About 18,000 digital signatures were collected on a petition demanding that California Attorney General Kamala Harris investigate the violence Anaheim police have used against protesters demonstrating their disapproval over the recent fatal officer-involved shootings. The petition asks Harris to investigate the protest that occurred
Activist Marlena Carrillo shouts at police inside the A […]
(MintPress) — Protests in Anaheim continued for the ninth consecutive day this weekend as about 350 demonstrators continued to protest their disapproval of the two fatal officer-involved shootings that occurred last weekend. An unarmed man, Manuel Diaz, who police say was a known gang member, was shot and killed on July 21 and suspect Joel
In this photo taken Monday, May 24, 2010, former Chicag […]
(MintPress) — Tortured for four days by former Chicago Police Chief Jon Burge until he confessed to the rape and murder of 42-year-old Betty Howard in 1986, Michael Tillman, along with David Fauntleroy, have been awarded a combined $7.17 million by Chicago courts for being mistreated by police. Taxpayers in Chicago are responsible for footing the
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(MintPress) — Chile’s Attorney General Sabas Chahuán told the Associated Press (AP) on Friday that his office is investigating about 61 schools, including daycare centers, after many Chilean students reported they were sexually abused by teachers. A majority of the schools involved in the scandal are on the affluent eastern side of Chile’s capital
