Religious leaders representing hundreds of Jewish, Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopalian and Unitarian congregations joined Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee in Albany to show support for women’s health care and reproductive rights. “As pastors, we believe in New Yorkers’ ability to get the health care that is supported by […]
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Publisher’s Corner: This is a time for great courage
Salon.com has an article by Chauncey DeVega that features an interview with the distinguished (and I do mean distinguished) Yale historian Timothy Snyder. Snyder has studied and written about the Holocaust and makes a convincing case that Donald Trump, unpopular and unhappy, will foment a coup d’état. This coup will […]
Lawmakers say: “Release the returns”
For the first time in more than a generation, a sitting president has refused to release his tax returns to the public, even as a candidate. Former President Richard Nixon began the tradition for presidents to do so in 1969, and in 1973 Nixon told reporters, “People have […]
Senate Elections Committee kills T.R.U.M.P. Act
Hoylman bill would have required full disclosure of tax documents to be on the general ballot in New York state Sponsor lashes out at republicans for “carrying the water” for President Trump The Senate Elections Committee on Monday defeated a bill that would require presidential candidates to release […]
Ten reasons why Andrew Cuomo might (or might not) be president
Reason One: He’s mean enough. You have to be mean to be president. That way people are afraid of you because they think if they cross you, you’ll get even. Presidents have a lot of power. Donald Trump is mean and Andrew Cuomo is mean. Barack Obama was an […]
Congressman Faso’s “colossal” mistake
I’ve known Congressman John Faso for many years. I’ve followed his career since he was a member of the State Assembly, through his time as leader of the Assembly Republicans, when he ran for governor and then when he became a successful lobbyist. Now Faso has made a colossal […]
People are waking up…But it may be too late
New York is a very blue state. Many people have been feeling extraordinarily depressed since the election of Donald Trump. They wonder how a madman got to the White House. Now that the Trump budget is out, the level of shock and concern is escalating. Many of those who […]
Most NY’ers opposed American Health Care Act, prefer to keep and improve Obamacare
Support for many of Gov. Cuomo’s policy priorities remains strong as budget deadline nears Despite the strong efforts by President Donald Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan and many House Republicans to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a majority of New Yorkers see last week’s failure to pass the bill […]