Inching Toward War: Senate Lends Support To Israel For Strike Against Iran

Sen.Lindsey Graham’s resolution signals robust U.S. support for Israel should the country decide to launch a military strike against Iran.

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A Crooked Political Divide For Bill Taxing Online Retailers

Big box retail leader Best Buy sounded the alarm in 2012 when it announced it was putting an end to “showrooming” by offering price-matching guarantees — an offer that included competitive matching for other retail outlets and online sources. The widespread showrooming phenomenon allowed consumers to look at products in stores like Best Buy, only to make […]

Big box retail leader Best Buy sounded the alarm in 2012 when it announced it was putting an end to “showrooming” by offering price-matching guarantees — an offer that included competitive matching for other retail outlets and online sources. The widespread showrooming phenomenon allowed consumers to look at products in stores like Best Buy,

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‘¡La Lucha Es Constante!’ — Dream Act Passes Minnesota Senate

Thousands nationwide took to the streets on May Day — which is also International Workers’ Day — to demand immigration reform.

[soundcloud id='90480014'] May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, marked 127 years of labor uprisings and union activism, and millions across the world gathered to demand better wages, benefits and working conditions. Some marches were marked by violent clashes with the police, including in

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After US Senate’s Failure, Gun Control Advocates Look To State Voters For Support

In a recent Gallup survey, 85 percent of all Democrats and 45 percent of all Republicans still favor universal background checks for gun purchases — a fact poorly reflected by the U.S. Senate’s vote against or filibustering all components of a comprehensive gun control bill. Sixty-five percent of all adults polled in the survey disagree […]

In a recent Gallup survey, 85 percent of all Democrats and 45 percent of all Republicans still favor universal background checks for gun purchases — a fact poorly reflected by the U.S. Senate’s vote against or filibustering all

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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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New Wave Of Feminism Needed In Wake Of Rising Violence Against Women

Carissa Wyant “If you see something, say something. That paranoid punchline of a public service campaign has worked: Nobody looks the same way at a stray backpack on the subway, and we just might call the cops,” says Columbia Journalism School Professor Nina Burleigh, responding to several recent instances of rape and violence against women in […]

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“If you see something, say something. That paranoid punchline of a public service campaign has worked: Nobody looks the same way at a stray backpack on the subway, and we just might call the cops,”

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