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

“Pay-To-Play” Threatens To Create An Attainment Gap In Youth Sports

Athletic participation is becoming too expensive for America’s poor — a group already grappling with obesity and other health issues at higher rates than their wealthy peers.

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By Frederick Reese
Elijah Earnheart

The pursuit of sports and recreation has been described as a basic human right. Article 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay,” while Article 27(1) says “Everyone has the right freely to participate in

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Western Penn. Residents Request Fracking-Related Illness Probe

Scientists are asked to either prove or refute theories connecting a range of health problems with nearby fracking operations.

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By Frederick Reese

In April 2013, a Texas jury awarded Bob and Lisa Parr nearly $3 million on the claim that a nearby hydraulic fracturing operation made them sick. According to the findings, Aruba Petroleum started a fracking operation less than 2 miles from the Parrs’ North Texas ranch in 2009. It was contended that the chemicals that leached into the ground, as

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Botched Execution In Arizona: A Shot In The Arm For Debate On Capital Punishment

The group throwing the biggest wrench into lethal injections is not who you think it is.

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By Frederick Reese
John Zemblidge

The debate concerning lethal injections and the death penalty in the United States was rekindled when the Wednesday execution of Joseph Wood in Arizona took an hour and 58 minutes to complete. Under normal circumstances, death by lethal injection takes less than 10 minutes to occur. Wood, who was convicted for the 1989 murders of his former

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In Assigning Blame For MH17, Let’s Not Forget Iran Air Flight 655

In considering Russia’s potential culpability, one must also be willing to accept the possibility that the tragedy of MH17 may be the result of unfortunate circumstances.

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By Frederick Reese
Iran Air Flight 655 1988

In the aftermath of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 being shot down in eastern Ukraine, many are desperate to find answers. In increasing numbers, the governments of the passengers that were killed in the crash are sending security and law enforcement detachments to the rebel-held region to find and secure the bodies of the 298 victims aboard the

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Conn. State’s Attorney Refuses Warrant For Assualt And Evidence Fabrication By Police Officer

The incident in Connecticut is yet another example of police around the country using unnecessary and excessive force in the course of making arrests.

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By Frederick Reese
police brutality

In Enfield, Connecticut, a state attorney’s refusal to enforce a warrant to arrest a police officer for assault and evidence fabrication has led many to question whether there is a lack of accountability among the law enforcement community. The warrant in question, submitted by Lt. Lawrence Curtis of the Enfield Police Department against Enfield

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A MintPress Analysis Of The Biases In Reporting On Gaza

The bias in reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict is swinging a different way than usual, but not necessarily because factual reporting has become a paramount concern.

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By Frederick Reese

On Monday, an MSNBC contributor took the unusual step of publicly decrying MSNBC’s and the American media’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict. During an interview on “Ronan Farrow Daily,” Rula Jebreal, a Palestinian journalist, denounced the preferable treatment Israel gets in news coverage, attributing such treatment to the pro-Israel

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Virginia’s Strict Ballot Access Laws In Question

A legal challenge to Virginia’s ballot access law reflects concerns about the impartiality of the electoral system.

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By Frederick Reese
Steve Maskell

During the 2012 presidential election season, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Rep. Ron Paul were the only candidates to appear on the Virginia Republican primary ballot, but the national primary race at the time also included Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, former Sen. Rick Santorum, and former Speaker of the

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