Photo: Santo Domingo Ingenio, Oaxaca/Mexico – Nov. 8, 2018: Honduran women and children fleeing poverty and gang violence in the second caravan to the U.S. sit in a dump truck taking them to their next stop. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON — This week, as a new group from Honduras began a grueling and dangerous journey from Central […]
By The Editorial Board, NY Times New York City’s public school system is already one of the most segregated and unequal in the country. Why then should its parent-teacher associations exacerbate inequality? New York’s P.T.A.s are doing exactly that, according to city data and reports from the city’s Independent Budget Office. Across the city, the […]
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY The MTA last week pulled nearly 300 of its newest subway cars out of service after doors on a C train partially opened while on the move. But the new R179 subway cars are not the only models whose doors became unexpectedly ajar in recent years. Internal documents obtained by THE CITY […]
So why do so many congressional Republicans reject their oaths of office and bow to Donald Trump’s unconscionable demands?
The House has passed a resolution to limit President Trump’s military action against Iran before seeking approval from Congress. By John Nichols It should not be hard for any member of the US House of Representatives, to declare, as Representative Ro Khanna did this week, that “it’s time for Congress to step up and reclaim […]
Following recent attacks on places of worship and rise in anti-Semitism, NYC Reps. announced $90 million in federal funding for Nonprofit Security Grant Program
NEW YORK CITY – Following a rise in anti-Semitism and attacks on worshippers, U.S. Representatives Max Rose, Jerrold Nadler, Yvette Clarke, Eliot Engel, Hakeem Jeffries, Carolyn Maloney, Nita Lowey, Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng, and Nydia Velázquez announced today that as part of the federal Appropriations legislation passed last month, Congress increased funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program […]
Protestors with Extinction Rebellion flags at a protest in London – LONDON, UK – April 23, 2019 (Shutterstock) In 1986, millions of Filipinos took to the streets of Manila in peaceful protest and prayer in the People Power movement. The Marcos regime folded on the fourth day. In 2003, the people of Georgia ousted Eduard […]
Jan 4, 2020: Protest: No War with Iran – Washington D.C./ U.S.A. (Shutterstock) By John Nichols, The Nation On Friday morning, France’s deputy minister for foreign affairs echoed global concerns about President Trump’s unilateral decision to order the assassination of a top Iranian military commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani, and other key Iranian and Iraqi […]
NEW YORK – APRIL 3, 2019: Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro speaks during the National Action Network Convention on April 3, 2019, in New York. By Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News Julian Castro, the only Latino in the race for the White House, has ended his presidential bid. The fiery Texas Democrat told supporters […]
Photo: Georgia Congressman John Lewis waves at the 50th Anniversary of the march on Washington and Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream Speech, August 24, 2013, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. By Theresa Braine, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis is undergoing treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office […]
Photo: © Provided by 12 News Brooklyn By MSN Neighbors in Crown Heights say their local crossing guard has had a positive impact on their community. Neighbors say Flora Wilson has been bringing smiles and joy to the intersection of Albany Avenue and Crown Street for years. Wilson, who goes by Flo, says what makes […]