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

Human Rights Issues Emerge As Assange’s Health Deteriorates

Assange says he’s leaving Ecuador’s embassy in London “soon,” but not giving himself up to British authorities. WikiLeaks spokesman confirms Assange’s “bags are packed.”

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Par Frederick Reese
Assange

Since June 2012, WikiLeaks co-founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange has been a virtual prisoner in the Ecuador’s embassy in London. With the embassy being surveilled by the Metropolitan Police Service around the clock to arrest Assange immediately should he leave the premises, Assange has not set a foot outside of the embassy in more than two

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Shooting Of Unarmed Missouri Teen Reflects An Out-Of-Control Police Force

There’s a sense among many that the police are growing to be more of a liability than an asset and that law enforcement isn’t necessarily fulfilling its “to serve and protect” duties.

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Par Frederick Reese
Police Shooting Missouri

In Ferguson, Missouri, outrage over the police shooting of a teenager has led to multiple days of protest, the Federal Aviation Administration closing off Ferguson’s airspace for all aircraft flying below 3,000 feet, and an armed protester being shot at a community meeting. For many both in- and outside of Ferguson, the situation there reflects a

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Are Cable Giants Buying Federal Government Influence?

Comcast and Time Warner Cable are sponsoring an event honoring an FCC commissioner, leading some to speculate that they’re greasing federal wheels.

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Par Frederick Reese

It’s not difficult to find a reason to honor Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. During her six-month tenure as acting FCC chairperson last year, for example, Clyburn broke expectations and her own expressed pragmatism by authorizing the licensing of two new wireless spectrums and signing off on the Clearwire to Sprint to

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Fixing America’s Crumbling Infrastructure Goes Beyond Economics

Infrastructure is the lifeblood not just of the American economy, but of American life. How much longer can we pretend it’s not a problem that it’s falling apart?

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Par Frederick Reese

It’s no secret the nation’s infrastructure is crumbling. Toledo’s water supply was discovered to be tainted with toxic algae on Aug. 2, and on July 31, Los Angeles endured a major water pipeline break in the Eagle Hill neighborhood two days after a rupture on Sunset Boulevard flooded the University of California, Los Angeles with more than 20

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How — And Possibly Why — The US Contributes To The Saudi Police State

In practical terms, the United States’ commitment to the “war on terror” has led the country to make a devil’s deal with a nation accused of domestic terrorism.

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Par Frederick Reese

On July 6, human rights activist Waleed Abu al-Khair was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the Saudi Specialized Criminal Court. Al-Khair was convicted of making statements to the news media and issuing tweets criticizing human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. In addition, al-Khair is subject to a 15-year travel ban after his sentence is completed

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Pot Brownie Arrest Forces Reflection On Marijuana Convictions, Edibles

A 19-year-old could be facing life in prison for making pot brownies, but are edibles trivializing consumers’ concept of the power of THC?

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Par Frederick Reese

In Round Rock, Texas, 19-year-old Jacob Lavoro is anxiously awaiting lab results that will determine whether he is facing life imprisonment for making pot brownies. In a pretrial hearing Wednesday, Lavaro’s case was referred to a grand jury for indictment, which will hear the case in two weeks. This case has been used in recent months to point out

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Obama Comes Out Against Internet “Fast Lanes”

The president’s recent comments seem to be at odds with other positions he has taken in regards to the notion of the “Open Internet” during his tenure.

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Par Frederick Reese
Barack Obama, Mel Watt, Tom Wheeler

Three months ago, President Barack Obama took an unenthusiastic stance in defense of net neutrality. In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s advancement of a proposal that would allow Internet service providers to charge websites for preferential treatment, the White House refused to take a position, recognizing only that it was an

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