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

The Minimum Wage Employees Of The Future, Today

A boom in self-service kiosks in restaurants have some people wondering if technology is replacing minimum wage workers.

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By Frederick Reese
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Since President Barack Obama announced in his 2014 State of the Union address the need for a federally-mandated raise in the hourly minimum wage to $10.10, many have speculated that the president’s call may ultimately spur an increase in the use of automation to replace minimum-skill jobs. This line of thinking was fueled, in part, by Amazon.com

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NSA-Google Emails Paint A New, Concerning Picture

In emails released Tuesday, the heads of Google and the NSA appear chummier than they’ve led the public to believe.

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By Frederick Reese
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Al-Jazeera America published emails on Tuesday between former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and co-founder Sergey Brin. From these emails, it can be inferred that Google and the NSA have a close relationship -- the heads of both organizations even met face-to-face prior to the leaking of NSA

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Federal Funding Grabs Fuel Minority Arrests

With federal grants determined by population, crime statistics and the number of arrests made by law enforcement, police are singling out minorities in drug arrests to boost their numbers.

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By Frederick Reese

A mobile phone video recorded Buffalo, N.Y., police officers beating a handcuffed man on April 28. John Willet, 22, was pulled up alongside by an unmarked police car while driving. Unsure of the situation and without the police identifying themselves or giving him an order to pull over, Willet attempted to pull away, leading to a chase. Eventually,

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The FCC’s Net Neutrality ‘Rules Of Engagement’

Questions over the FCC’s role in ensuring that all Internet traffic is treated the same way reflect potential changes ahead for the Internet.

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By Frederick Reese
FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly.

In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down the Federal Communication Commission’s Open Internet Order, saying it lacked justification for its anti-discrimination and anti-blocking provisions. The FCC’s Open Internet Order of 2010 forbade Internet service providers from knowingly or inadvertently

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Skipping College Could Cost Workers $800,000: Fed Report

A new report says a four-year college degree is still a worthwhile investment. College degrees could also be crucial to narrowing the yawning wealth gap.

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By Frederick Reese
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On Monday, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco released a report seeking to answer an important question: “Is It Still Worth Going to College?” The FRBSF Economic Letter asserts that despite rising costs of attendance, a weakening job market that values specific skillsets as a primary consideration for employment and an increased call for

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New Stats Show Rise In Positive Political Ads

With midterm elections only 6 months away it appears that many political groups are moving away from negative attack ads. Experts believe this change could be a response to new trends in voter response.

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By Frederick Reese

A screenshot from a Priorities USA Action political ad against President Barack Obama's Republican competitor, Mitt Romney, in 2012. Arguably, 2012 was the nastiest election season in regards to political attack ads. With super PAC money fueling a seemingly endless cycle of ads, the long line of political kidney blows and sucker punches --

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Federal Government’s Failure To Limit Citizen’s United Has Caused Some To Call For Constitutional Convention

As state’s grapple with campaign finance regulations, Vermont has filed a resolution to overturn controversial Supreme Court decisions regarding corporate and super PAC campaign spending limits.

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By Frederick Reese

This past Friday, Vermont became the first state to officially call for a federal constitutional convention to pass an amendment overturning Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Commission and McCutcheon v. the Federal Elections Commission. While the resolution, JRS 27, is not to be considered until there are enough states -- two-thirds -- with

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