Coca-Cola Tries To Keep Up With Growing Health Consciousness

Coca-Cola sales are plummeting in the wake of a growing movement away from sugary soft drinks in the U.S.

by Trisha Marczak

A Conversation With U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomoyor

MINNEAPOLIS – (Mint Press) – Raised in a housing project in the tough neighbourhoods of the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor has overcome racial profiling and the limitations of class to achieve the unexpected — Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice and the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Writing her autobiography, “My […]

MINNEAPOLIS - (Mint Press) - Raised in a housing project in the tough neighbourhoods of the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor has overcome racial profiling and the limitations of class to achieve the unexpected — Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice and the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Writing her autobiography, “

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Canadian Tar Sands Lobbying Delays EU Proposal On Climate Change

A concerted lobbying campaign by the Canadian government is underway to undermine a proposal for a revision of a flagship EU law on climate change. Called the Fuel Quality Directive, it requires suppliers of petrol, diesel and gas oil to reduce the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels they put on the market. The proposed amendment […]

A concerted lobbying campaign by the Canadian government is underway to undermine a proposal for a revision of a flagship EU law on climate change. Called the Fuel Quality Directive, it requires suppliers of petrol, diesel and gas oil to reduce the

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Health Disparity Expanding Between Minorities, White America

(Mint Press) – In prosperous St. Johns County, Fla., life has never looked so good. Well-tended golf courses filled with youthful retirees, miles of pristine Atlantic Ocean beaches, miles of hiking and biking trails and copious amounts of recreational and fitness options have created a vibrant senior citizen population. The average life expectancy for women there […]

(Mint Press) - In prosperous St. Johns County, Fla., life has never looked so good. Well-tended golf courses filled with youthful retirees, miles of pristine Atlantic Ocean beaches, miles of hiking and biking trails and copious amounts of recreational and fitness options have created a vibrant senior citizen population. The average

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Frederick Reese

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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Hungering For Justice: Guantánamo Detainees Highlight Torture, Obama’s Broken Promise

In an executive order signed in January 2009, shortly after his first inauguration, the president wrote:  “In order to effect the appropriate disposition of individuals currently detained by the Department of Defense at Guantánamo and promptly to close the detention facility at Guantánamo consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States […]

Hungering For Justice: Guantánamo Detainees Highlight Torture, Obama’s Broken Promise

In an executive order signed in January 2009, shortly after his first inauguration, the president wrote:  “In order to effect the appropriate disposition of individuals currently detained by the Department of Defense at Guantánamo and

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LA Schools Serve Up Meatless Monday To Help Curb Obesity, But Will It Work?

(MintPress) – Last November the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution urging residents to refrain from eating meat on Monday as both an environmentally-friendly strategy and to improve public health, but Los Angeles public schools have taken the council’s resolution one step further and have stopped serving students meat on Mondays altogether. Known as “Meatless […]

(MintPress) - Last November the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution urging residents to refrain from eating meat on Monday as both an environmentally-friendly strategy and to improve public

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

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Children’s Nutrition Affected By Congressional Failure

(MintPress) – The failure on behalf of Congress to reach a budget deal by March 1 has set in motion $85 billion worth of across-the-board cuts to government services, leaving children and seniors on the losing end. The cuts come at a time of widespread nutritional needs among children in the United States, with USDA […]

(MintPress) - The failure on behalf of Congress to reach a budget deal by March 1 has set in motion $85 billion worth of across-the-board cuts to government services, leaving children and seniors on the losing end. The cuts come at a time of widespread nutritional needs among children in the United States, with

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