By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Frederic Legrand – COMEO / shuttertsock.com In recent years, the United States has witnessed a deepening polarization, with tensions escalating between certain segments of the white working-class population and proponents of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This divide has been influenced by political figures and influential leaders, […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders | Editorial credit: Hadrian / shutterstock.com Within hours of his second inauguration as President of the United States on January 20, Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of Executive Orders (EOs). Several of them will affect the Caribbean, but two are of immediate interest to people of the Caribbean. They will […]
By Dr. Ron Daniels | Editorial credit: John Gomez / shutterstock.com In the spirit of resistance and transformation which I have been repeatedly advocating, it was so refreshing, gratifying even, to witness Mariann Budde, the first female Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., speak truth to power at the interfaith inauguration prayer service at […]
By Cooper Flaherty, CITY LIMITS | Editorial credit: Noah Labinaz / shutterstock.com “Climate activists, especially young people, know we can’t wait four years to prevent the worst of the crisis. The longer we wait to act, the more politicians and corporations take away from the futures of people growing up right now.” In the wake of […]
A Message from the Comptroller Dear New Yorkers, As we start the new year, job growth has continued nationwide. That’s true in New York City as well, although local numbers are flatter and lag behind national ones in sectors other than health care and social assistance. The city’s tourism industry has rebounded to pre-pandemic […]
By Kenneth Mohammed, THE GUARDIAN A state of emergency has been declared amid unprecedented gun violence, but no one in our stagnating government is taking responsibility. Just before the new year, Trinidad and Tobago’s government declared a state of emergency after a weekend of gun violence. Trinidad and Tobago, a country of about 1.5 million people and once the […]
By: Thomas P. DiNapoli | Editorial credit: Here Now Audit Finds Multi-Billion Dollar Procurements Still Follow Old Processes, Despite Promise of MTA’s Transformation Plan The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save money as was expected under its Transformation Plan, according to an audit released today by […]
By Sandy Nurse and Gary LaBarbera, CITY LIMITS “This solar program is a game changer: it will reduce harmful air pollution, fight climate change, and create high-quality jobs installing and maintaining solar panels.” This month, students, teachers, and union workers gathered at P.S.19/M315 in Manhattan to celebrate a huge win for our communities and our planet: a new […]
By Maribel Hastings, America’s Voice | Editorial credit: John Gomez / shutterstock.com Will Donald Trump carry out his Machiavellian anti-immigrant promises? Last Sunday, on NBC’s Meet the Press, he reiterated that mass deportations are a fact, starting with “criminals,” and that he would abolish U.S. citizenship by birth. But he also affirmed that he […]
By Dr Ron Daniels, Vantage Point Vignette | Photo by A.I The Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election in part because Biden failed to boldly tell the story of the historic selection of the first Black woman as Vice-President, the appointment of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court and to emphasize a range […]
