By Sir Ronald Sanders The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has proposed a Road Map for Haiti. It is ambitious, detailed, and promising if adequately owned by Haitians. But plans don’t save people; action, commitment, and accountability do. Haitians must set priorities, approve budgets, and be accountable to their citizens […]
By: Brennancenter.org | Editorial credit: betto rodrigues / Shutterstock.com President Trump has threatened to send troops to Chicago to “straighten that one out.” New York City, he says, might be next. Already, armed National Guard regiments are patrolling the streets of Washington, DC. All this on top of the deployment of troops to Los Angeles […]
By: Emerald Green | Editorial credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com World-famous boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., the son of legendary Mexican champion Julio César Chávez Sr., has been deported to Mexico and jailed following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Los Angeles last month. Federal officials allege that Chávez Jr., 39, […]
By: Shenal Tissera | thecity.nyc | Editorial credit:Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Will a new Times Square casino bring a lot of new jobs to Midtown, or will it displace existing workers? That debate was front and center as the proposal faced a key public hearing on Wednesday. It was a full house at the Caesars Palace […]