If you've been wondering lately what the United States will be like if Donald Trump becomes President, consider the case of a woman who lives in Staten Island, New York. Krystal Lake works at Home Depot,...
A 12-year-old Pakistani student with learning disabilities in New York was first bullied by his classmates, then he was bullied by the teachers. First, his classmates bullied him because of his Muslim religion and Pakistani nationality....
It's been two months since the country first locked down in an attempt to "flatten the coronavirus/COVID-19 curve." Current confirmed cases in the United States exceed one million. Over 87 thousand Americans have died. We still do not...
Today is International Women's Day. It is a global day of recognition of the many ways that women have contributed to culture, society, politics, business and economics. It is a day calling for gender equality...
Antonio Delgado is young--41. He graduated with honors from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, earning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. He earned a law degree from Harvard. Now he is running for a House seat representing New York's...
// // Spring training is starting for Major League baseball teams. One of baseball's biggest names, as well as most notorious characters is Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees. Rodriguez, popularly known as "A-Rod," was suspended...
On Tuesday afternoon, a group of activists unfurled a banner saying "Refugees Welcome" underneath the Statue of Liberty. An activist identifying himself as "David," said this about it: "This was first conceived in response to what’s been...
Peter King Says Voters Listen Don't Vote For Ted Cruz
Like most Republicans these days, Representative Peter King (R-Y.) really doesn’t like presidential hopeful, Senator, Rafael Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and he hopes that voters will feel the same way he does when the April 19...
Last week's New York Times piece debunking Donald Trump's oft-repeated lie “I built what I built myself” may have gotten somewhat buried amid the coverage frenzy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh's hearing and eventual confirmation. Even though Trump and the...
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It's a simple fact that then President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration was nowhere near the same size President Barack Obama's. It seems there is something of an "enthusiasm gap" for the 45th president. Maybe people were...
Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire
The Bernie Sanders campaign just released the latest in its "America" ad series, and it's already getting lots of attention. This particular ad is targeted towards the state of New York, where Sanders is currently...
Fox News Channel's headquarters on Avenue of the Americas/Sixth Avenue (image courtesy Jim.henderson, part of public domain)
When word got out that Fox News had paid millions in settlements to women who claimed Bill O'Reilly harassed them, the fair and balanced network initially circled the wagons. However, that changed when the attorney...
I taught elementary school for a lot of years. It was always exciting when national elections came along and helped us to teach the kids about how representative democracy really works. I remember standing in my...
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In this police harassment video, a young black male has been pulled over by an NYPD officer. This video was shot by a bystander who happened upon the scene. The original traffic violation the officer, who...
For two weeks, the New York City Taxi Workers’ Alliance (NYTWA) members have been engaged in a hunger strike outside City Hall demanding Mayor Bill de Blasio grant debt relief for the taxi medallion price...
Former Secretary of State and the woman who should be President-elect, Hillary Clinton, got a beautiful surprise on Thanksgiving day. Some supporters in New York got together and put out some inspirational signs outside the Clintons'...
Hillary Clinton in West Des Moines, Iowa in January 2016 (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)
As we've been told time and again, one of the tests of a presidential candidate is how he or she responds when disaster strikes. Well, we got a stark contrast in reviewing how Hillary Clinton...
Inmate abuse has finally been acknowledged by New York State, now that a former inmate of Arthur Kill Correctional Facility (now closed) has been granted a $300,000 settlement for a case against one of the guards at the...