Mikala Reasbeck

Mikala Reasbeck is a MintPress editor and contributor. After packing off to do media work during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she stayed in China for five years to pursue a variety of opportunities to write and copy edit. In addition to serving as an Editor for Xinhua Press Agency’s domestic news desk, her writing has appeared in China Daily and The Global Times, among others, and she has worked on special projects for China Development Bank.

Conflict Kitchen: Pittsburgh Restaurant Serves Up Food For Thought, With A Side Of Pickles

Death threats, attacks on funders and media smearing can’t stop one Pittsburgh take-out counter from encouraging its diners to reflect on geopolitics through food.

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作者 Mikala Reasbeck
Conflict Kitchen

The many facades of Pittsburgh eatery, Conflict Kitchen. The restaurant serves dishes from locations that are experiencing conflict with the Untied States in an effort to foster both dialogue and understanding. PITTSBURGH, Penn. --- Pittsburgh’s most famous culinary achievement may be a working-class sandwich heaving with meat, cheese,

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California Love: Only Yes Means Yes For Sexual Consent

A controversial new law states that during a sexual encounter, only “yes” means “yes” — silence or the absence of “no” doesn’t constitute consent. Supporters say it’s a huge step forward, but critics worry it’s a mood-killing overreach into students’ bedrooms.

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作者 Mikala Reasbeck
rape

Rape is reportedly the most pervasive violent crime occurring on college campuses, especially now, during the “Red Zone” -- the time between new student orientation and Thanksgiving break, when most of the sexual assaults against 37.4 percent of the female college-aged population happen. Freshman students -- newly independent, meeting new people,

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