Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

How The Veterans Affairs Patient Load Exceeded Its Capabilities

The Veterans Affairs health system gravely lacks the resources to attend to the needs of the nation’s 22 million veterans — but what are the costs and is there a solution?

Frederick Reese
Par Frederick Reese
Vietnam veteran Louis Albin, who served in the U.S. Navy, listens during a town hall meeting at American Legion Post 1 in Phoenix concerning health-care issues at the Phoenix VA facilities.(AP/Ralph Freso)

Approximately 1 in every 15 Americans is a veteran, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For most of the 22 million Americans who have sacrificed their health and livelihoods in defense of the nation, the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration are critical lifelines. For a large number of veterans,

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Humanitarian Crisis For Unaccompanied Minors Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border

Unable to house or care for the unaccompanied minors crossing the Texas-Mexico border, Texas authorities are sending them to other states — often without warning.

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Par Frederick Reese

The crush of extreme poverty and rampant crime in the Central American nations have forced many to seek out a better existence in the United States -- even if that existence is in government custody. A humanitarian crisis is unfolding on the Texas-Mexico border, where an increasing number of Central American children -- many travelling without a

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If Not Cantor, Who Can Satisfy America’s Far Right?

Rep. Eric Cantor spent more on steakhouses than his opponent spent on his entire campaign. So what went wrong for one of America’s most conservative Republicans?

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Par Frederick Reese

The historic defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia has given rise to a number of interpretations. After all, it marked the first time a sitting House majority leader has been ousted in a primary election since the position was created in 1899. Some saw Cantor’s defeat as de facto recognition of the homogeneity that has beset the Republican

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The Pro-Israel Lobby And The Growth Of The Ultra-Conservative Movement

Americans increasingly view defending Israel as a matter of faith, and the people they’re voting to fill Congress with are eager to fulfill this perceived obligation.

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Par Frederick Reese
Jim Moran

Overwhelmingly, a pro-Israel attitude is becoming a prerequisite for federal elected office. According to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, in 2010, every new member of Congress had an established relationship with AIPAC staff and almost every freshman member of Congress had submitted to AIPAC a position paper on U.S. Middle East

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Oklahoma, South Carolina Join In Rejection Of Common Core

Supporting or rejecting the Common Core State Standards is turning out to be a volatile campaign issue in this midterm election cycle.

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Par Frederick Reese
Arne Duncan

Since the introduction of the Common Core State Standards Initiative in 2010, there has been a crusade of sorts toward its repeal. But now, support for the Common Core is increasingly becoming a campaign issue. Although Common Core is a voluntary initiative undertaken by states and there is no law, statute or mandate on the federal level

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Kim Dotcom Offers $5M For Megaupload-Targeting Whistleblower

Sensing that piracy charges will land him in U.S. court, the Internet freedom advocate offers a bounty to anyone who can help even up his odds in court.

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Par Frederick Reese
Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom is a hunted man these days. Currently facing extradition to the United States on allegations of racketeering, money laundering and alleged copyright theft to the tune of more than half a billion dollars, the larger-than-life Internet freedom advocate has found himself on the receiving end of an expanding onslaught of legal entanglements.

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Preemie Research Highlights Concerns With Human Experimentation

Parents weren’t fully aware of the risks associated with a medical research trial they allowed their babies to participate in.

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Par Frederick Reese
RAMOS SCHREIBER

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- It is estimated that approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely every year, with over 1 million of these infants dying from preterm birth complications. Preterm birth is recognized as the leading killer of newborns throughout the world, and, according to the World Health Organization, the number of preterm births

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