NYC’s most vulnerable are about to be thrown to the wolves. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s cruel budget cuts now pose a threat to the Advantage program, which subsidizes the rent for […]
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People’s Uprising: Egypt And Beyond
The regime of Hosni Mubarak is no more. Three weeks of protests by the people of Egypt have brought down a regime that endured for three decades. This happened just […]
Read moreOperation Desert Storm: 20th Anniversary
It was 20 years ago this January that the Gulf War began. On January 16th, 1991 the the war against Iraq began. Aggression against Kuwait was one of the main […]
Read moreThe State of African American and African Diaspora Studies: Conference Overview
This is a follow up to yesterday’s quick blurb about the IRADAC Conference. The second day of the event held yet more items to explore, and I will take the […]
Read moreMid-Term Elections Commentary
The midterm elections of 2010 represent defeat for the Democrats in particular and a blow to the progressive agenda in general. With Republicans now solidly in control of the U.S. […]
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