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On March 11, 2025, President Donald Trump announced significant layoffs at the Department of Education, cutting nearly 50% of its workforce as part of a broader effort to reduce the size of the federal government. The move has raised alarms about the potential dismantling of the department. Key offices, including the Office of Federal Student […]
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On International Women’s Day, marchers fight for free press and the right to protest
The Women’s March in midtown Manhattan on Saturday, March 8, embodied a shared anger towards the Trump administration’s exploitation of power, according to protesters. “I feel like our democracy and our free press is now in hospice,” said Alyce Wittenstein, a marcher wearing a pink shirt, with beaded pink jewelry to match. “My motto is […]
Germany From One Challenge to the Next: Still the Strongest State in the EU?
Germany holds its federal snap election this Sunday, a few months after the government collapsed following Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s lost vote of confidence. Germans “will decide between four mainstream parties and three parties at the political fringes, left and right,” including the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), whose rise in popularity has caused significant concern […]
From voucher to home – a long time coming
NEW YORK – The first day Reverend Matthew Burke, 67, got the keys to his apartment in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was the first day he was admitted to the hospital. He stayed for a week, having to get two of his toes amputated on his right foot, before returning to his apartment. Now, he’s sitting […]
“Who would I complain to? The government?” Residents grow impatient with unresolved Newtown Creek pollution
A sour smell like spoiled milk lingers in the air as trucks rattle past on the John Jay Byrne Bridge that connects Brooklyn to Queens. The culprit could be a three-story garbage pile half a mile away, the eight towering metallic silos from a kitty-corner wastewater treatment plant, or most likely, the gasoline- and […]
Trump wins well-reasoned, ill-informed support from D.C. prisoners
WASHINGTON – Prisoners in the nation’s capital voted in the presidential election for the first time following a rare restoration of prisoners’ voting rights in 2020. Many voted for President-elect Donald Trump, some because they believe he will be more lenient on prison sentences. 424 incarcerated people voted in the District of Columbia Jail, exercising […]
Trump wins record support in blue New York
The 2024 election marks a turning point in New York’s political landscape. This year, Donald Trump secured 44.2% of New York’s votes, outperforming all Republican candidates since 1992. Although New York has long been a Democratic stronghold, it’s showing signs of a conservative shift. “I just think the migrant crisis needs to be addressed. We […]
A little party never killed democracy
Walk into Anne Stonehill’s Gramercy apartment on a recent Tuesday night, and there’s going to be a party. Not just any party, but a letter writing party. Stonehill is plating food, pouring drinks, handing out Harris-Walz pins, holding thought provoking political conversations, passing out “why I vote” letters and kissing her friends hello as they […]
Prop One sparks a new conversation about a long-standing struggle for equal rights in New York
In June of 1969, across the nation, all eyes were on the LGBTQ+ rioters outside Stonewall Inn. Police barricaded the bar while protesters fought back. It was intense. It was fierce. It was the start of the gay liberation movement. Fifty-five years later, New York is experiencing somewhat of a déjà vu. Just blocks away […]
NYU bans e-scooters from its halls, citing fire risk
New York University has banned e-mobility devices powered by lithium-ion batteries, like e-scooters and e-bikes, from inside its buildings with immediate effect, though campus officials concede that the new safety measure might complicate some students’ and staff’s transportation to campus. Lithium-ion battery fires are now a leading cause of fire and fire death, according to […]