Richard Hanzel, Brendan Hutt, Richard Shavzin
Profit Over People

Wall Street Admits Curing Diseases is Bad for Business

Goldman Sachs has outdone itself this time. According to Goldman Sachs, curing people of terrible diseases is not good for Wall Street.

by Lee Camp

This Is How Much Big Business Paid US Senators To Fast-Track The TPP

Looking at the money trail, it once again becomes clear that U.S. corporations are running the U.S. government, with little regard to the people’s interests. Here’s what the corporate cash spigot looks like.

This Is How Much Big Business Paid US Senators To Fast-Track The TPP

Debate around the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) continues to mount. The recently-released 6,000 page agreement, encompassing 18,000

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A Triple Threat: The Three Forces That Define The Economy

A deeper understanding of these forces should lead to a more productive politics where real choices about the future of the nation are debated in light of the dynamic nature of the situation we all face together.

A Triple Threat: The Three Forces That Define The Economy

When there is a long-term economic downturn, it is popular to blame the situation on those in power.  The “blame game” enters politics easily from whichever center of power any one person wants to blame – typically either big government or big business.

While this exercise is easy and offers some degree of truth,

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Concerns Over Tea Party-Led Shutdown Threaten GOP’s Support From Big Business

GOP’s support for the shutdown and a debt default have business leaders questioning their political allegiances.

Concerns Over Tea Party-Led Shutdown Threaten GOP’s Support From Big Business

For much of recent history, the Republicans presented themselves as the party of business. Pro-low taxes and anti-regulations, the business community regularly and enthusiastically supported Republican candidates over Democrats.

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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

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