WORKING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOLARS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
YONKERS, NY – The connection was impossible to miss. In front of us, to the blaring of a Pomp and...
WORKING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOLARS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
YONKERS, NY – The connection was impossible to miss. In front of us, to the blaring of a Pomp and...
CUOMO PRIME TIME CLIPS JUNE 24, 2020 (3 VIDEOS)
https://twitter.com/CuomoPrimeTime/status/1275970310039371776 [embed]https://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo/status/1275969508222685185[/embed] https://twitter.com/CuomoPrimeTime/status/1275960339922812930
National Council for Behavioral Health Recognizes Lauri Cole for Advocacy Excellence
Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2020) — The National Council for Behavioral Health will recognize Lauri Cole, MSW, for her extraordinary...
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR INJURED WORKERS: THE NEED TO EXTEND TELEHEALTH CARE
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board adopted an emergency regulation which enabled the treatment of injured workers through...
CELEBRATING FREEDOM MEANS EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
Juneteenth will have special meaning this year. After being locked inside for months, forced to endure a global pandemic that...
THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY TESTED
So Andrew Cuomo and the leaders of the state legislature have gotten together and passed what looks like comprehensive police...
A better world is not only possible, it is within our reach. From mutual aid in our communities to solidarity in the streets, the people of New York have already started to reshape our future. It’s time to bring the movement to the voting booth. VOTE this Tuesday, June 23rd.
[embed]https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1273683661116891136[/embed]
Happy #Juneteenth. After 111 days, I’m giving my final daily COVID briefing. Watch now:
[embed]https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1274001569227239425[/embed]
SOME THINGS I SAW AT THE PANDEMIC
James Taylor once sang “Damn, this traffic jam,” and it resonates. I can’t stand traffic. To me, even a line of cars...
NYSUT analysis: 99% of school budgets pass
ALBANY, N.Y. June 17, 2020 — In a strong display of support for public schools, 99 percent of school budgets are...
PARSING THE QUESTION MARKS IN TWO OF NEW YORK’S CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES
On March 25th, I wrote an op-ed for Empire Report on the hard math of the multi-candidate congressional primaries...
PANDEMICS, POLARIZATION, AND THE POWER OF BREAKING DOWN WALLS
Study Abroad Programs Are Suspended. Global Education Shouldn’t Be. In early March, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
WITHOUT FEDERAL RELIEF, MTA’S FUTURE IN JEOPARDY
We’ve only just entered Phase 1, and already there’s been much discussion about how quickly New York City should press...
WE VOTE AGAINST CHANGE BY SUPPORTING THE STATUS QUO
Like so many who have recently protested, I want to see our government change course and do more to...
ANDREW PUTTING LAW AND ORDER CREDENTIALS OUT FRONT
The issue that many of my readers and listeners are curious about is whether or not those who are looting...
FORGIVE THE FRONTLINES
As we cross the grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 casualties, and thousands of people take to the streets to protest...
Senate Majority Advances Policing Reforms Legislative Package
(Albany, NY) The Senate Majority will advance a major policing reforms legislative package which includes the repeal of 50-a and...
WHITE PRIVILEGE IS OMNIPRESENT
A long time ago, I was hired to be an assistant professor at the John Jay College of Criminal...
Open Letter From Leaders of the Partnership for New York City
The business community shares the outrage of our fellow New Yorkers over continued racial injustice in America, reflected in the...