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Politics
The Movement for Sikh Separatism in the US, Explained
North American government officials and reporters have leveled accusations over the past few months that the Indian government plotted to assassinate certain members of the Sikh diaspora, whom India deemed to be dissidents for their agenda of Sikh separatism. In a memo written in April and released on Sunday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) […]
Future of Cannabis Legalization Uncertain in Conservative States
In 2023, the legalization of recreational marijuana has received a mixed reaction in otherwise conservative states. Heading into 2024, this mixed reaction could signify what is to come in states like Florida. On November 7, Ohio became the 24th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. With this law’s passage, 53 percent of Americans now live in […]
A Lifelong Fight: Navy Veteran Alex Miller’s Journey through War, Homelessness, and Trauma
Alex Miller recognizes that he has beat the odds. “Statistics aren’t on any of our sides,” said the 37-year-old U.S. Navy veteran turned New York writer. “Most Black people sink to the bottom. I don’t know how many actually make it out.” For most of his life, Miller fought to escape the destructive effects of […]
“I can sort of change reality”: Vermin Supreme On His Ninth Attempt at becoming President
On Saturday, the annual Winter Holiday Stroll in Nashua, New Hampshire brought together residents for an evening illuminated by candles and holiday lights. Participants in the stroll tried food from different vendors, took pictures with Santa Claus, and gathered for a tree-lighting ceremony. But for a few attendees, the stroll was more than an occasion […]
Native American Voters Could be Crucial in Deciding the 2024 Elections
Native Americans are an increasingly important voting demographic — a trend that could be a deciding factor in the 2024 elections. With a population of about 6.5 million according to the 2020 census, Native American, or Indigenous American, people are coming up on their 100-year citizenship anniversary. Despite this milestone, they still face a […]
Greenwich Village Residents and NYU Clash Over Fate of Local Supermarket
At 96 years old, Connie Masullo still shops for her own groceries. Masullo said that she walks at least once, sometimes twice, a day to the Morton Williams supermarket located at 130 Bleecker Street. She lives on the same block as the market, in an apartment building where her sons and their families also reside. […]
Rival Protests Flood Times Square Amid Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors gathered at Times Square on Sunday, October 8, amid the deadliest escalation of the decades-long conflict with Israel. Tensions ran high as dozens of counter-protestors in support of Israel also turned out, with verbal clashes between both sides continuing until the late afternoon. While one side demanded freedom from the occupation […]
Ukrainians demand more support for war against “terrorist state” Russia
Dozens of Ukrainians, Ukrainian Americans, and their supporters marched through the rain from Times Square to Herald Square in Manhattan on Saturday, October 7, demanding an increase in aid to Ukraine, and a continuation of the fight against Russian imperialism. The group, covered in blue and yellow and carrying Ukrainian flags, chanted slogans like, “Russia […]
How long is too long? New Yorkers gather to protest wrongful convictions
Holding a megaphone and leading the crowd, a woman chants, “What do we want?” People shout back, “Justice!” She continued, “And when do we want it?” “Now!” It’s a warm fall day in New York, and 70 people are gathered in front of City Hall in Manhattan on International Wrongful Convictions Day. A man is […]