The Rise of America’s Broligarchy and What to Do About It

The Rise of America’s Broligarchy and What to Do About It

By Lawrence Norden and Daniel I. Weiner | Editorial credit: Rokas Tenys / shutterstock.com  Campaign finance rules and checks on presidential power are collapsing just as leading technology corporations have gained massive power over our political system. As Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and President Donald Trump’s top campaign donor, rampages through the federal government shutting […]

Trump’s Campaign Promises: Goals and Implications for New York City

Trump’s Campaign Promises: Goals and Implications for New York City

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Drop of Light / shutterstock.com  Trump’s campaign promises, their intended goals, and their potential and actual implications for New York City, a metropolitan hub that embodies challenges and opportunities distinct from the rest of the nation Donald Trump’s presidency and campaign promises were deeply rooted in the ethos […]

JD Vance Spreading Fake Racist News Attacking Haitian Immigrants is Disgraceful & Dangerous

JD Vance Spreading Fake Racist News Attacking Haitian Immigrants is Disgraceful & Dangerous

Photo courtesy: X/Huffington Post 1st Elected Haitian-American Legislator from NYC Denounces Vance Amplifying ‘Absurd’ Online Misinformation Ahead of Presidential Debate Brooklyn, NY—Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the 1st Haitian-American Legislator elected from NYC, who represents one of the world’s largest Haitian communities, released the following statement rebuking GOP Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance’s disparaging misinformation about […]