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Brazuca Ball Bounces From Pakistan To Brazil

When China couldn’t meet demand, Adidas sent World Cup ball production to an industrial city in Pakistan once known for its hand-stitched soccer balls.

June 02nd, 2014

By Zofeen Ebrahim @zofeen28

Brazuca Ball Bounces From Pakistan To Brazil

KARACHI, Pakistan --- On June 12, the world will be tuning into the much-awaited FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but Hassan Masood Khwaja will be focusing on just one thing: the balls. After a 14,000-kilometer journey, the 32-year-old Pakistani man will be at the stadium in Sao Paolo, following the Adidas AG World Cup balls, some of

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Zofeen Ebrahim

Zofeen Ebrahim has been the MintPress News South East Asia Correspondent since 2014. She is based in Karachi, Pakistan. For Zofeen , the path to journalism was never a "carefully thought out" or a "planned" career choice. It was as if she was being led towards it. After graduating, and doing her master’s she got married and moved cities. "I had no clue what I wanted to do or even if I wanted a career". A small inconspicuous advert in an English daily changed all that for her. They were seeking editorial assistants for an English language women's magazine that was soon to be launched. Since then there has been no looking back for her. Today, she freelances for several national (Dawn and The News) and international (IPS, The Guardian, The Third Pole) media organisations and writes about issues that touch her heart. She can be reached at zofeen28@hotmail.com and follow her on Twitter at @zofeen28.

NFL Encouraged To Legalize Marijuana

Marijuana legalization advocates are touting the safety of marijuana, not only compared to alcohol, but to the game of football itself.

January 30th, 2014

By Katie Rucke @katierucke

Jokingly dubbed Smoke-a-Bowl, Bud Bowl, Stoner Bowl, this year’s Super Bowl has become a high-stakes opportunity for marijuana legalization advocates to fix some misconceptions Americans have about marijuana, since both teams are from states where the substance is legal for recreational use. On Tuesday, five billboards advocating for the NFL to

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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

Challenges to Food Stamp Programs Highlight Lingering Suspicions Of Abuse

The Democrats compromise — or concessions — reflect a “playing-out” of the suspicions and concerns the Republicans have read into the SNAP program.

January 30th, 2014

By Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

Challenges to Food Stamp Programs Highlight Lingering Suspicions Of Abuse

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit on Tuesday rejected the privacy provision that keeps the retailer’s payment from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program secret. Responding to a denial of a Freedom of Information Act request from the Sioux Falls

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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

What’s In A Name? Controversy Over NFL’s ‘Redskins’ Heats Up

In recent remarks, President Obama seemed to support those who argue that the football team name is offensive to Native Americans.

October 09th, 2013

By Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

What’s In A Name? Controversy Over NFL’s ‘Redskins’ Heats Up

The German poet Christian Morgenstern once wrote that “all seagulls look as though their name were Emma.” While the ideological notion -- that what one is is more important than what one is called -- has held sway for centuries in conversations of equality, cultural identity and nationalism, as Morgenstern pointed out, names cast an

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High School Football Players Across Country Take Knee for National Anthem

Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem is spreading across the country, and taking root at high school football games.