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Higher education drives essential economic growth in WestchesterMarvin Krislov and Marsha Gordon 

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Marvin Krislov And Marsha Gordon 

The Climate Change Superfund Act chills upstate New York's economyJustin Wilcox 

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Justin Wilcox

MLK knew that health equity and civil rights complement each otherRuss Wigginton 

MLK knew that health equity and civil rights complement each otherRuss Wigginton 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for economic equity found expression in the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, a movement to create a "Beloved...

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Russ Wigginton

TikTok’s potential ban misses the pointRob Miraldi 

TikTok’s potential ban misses the pointRob Miraldi 

I ventured one morning recently into the vortex of TikTok land, that nine-year-old social media platform where 1.5 billion (yes, billion) people...

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Rob Miraldi 

Yonkers anti-roommate bill threatens affordable housingVirginia Perez 

Yonkers anti-roommate bill threatens affordable housingVirginia Perez 

The Yonkers City Council didn’t get the memo. New York families are hurting. We can barely pay our bills. Rising costs have affected everything...

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Virginia Perez 

Don't cast blame for the wildfires in Los Angeles. Help the victimsSteve Israel 

Don't cast blame for the wildfires in Los Angeles. Help the victimsSteve Israel 

I’ll bet your heart is warmed by stories like these: When nearly two feet of fresh snow made our Sullivan County driveway impassable, I looked out...

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Steve Israel

Martin Luther King Jr. urged us to face fear with love so speak boldlyAshford Hughes Sr. 

Martin Luther King Jr. urged us to face fear with love so speak boldlyAshford Hughes Sr. 

Author and theologian Howard Thurman once said, “There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in...

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Ashford Hughes Sr. 

Community centers can help forge bridges over our national divideRich Baum 

Community centers can help forge bridges over our national divideRich Baum 

Step back for a moment from the post-election second-guessing and look at the common threads that the election revealed: that the United States has...

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Rich Baum

Unjustly deported, I’m pleading with Biden for a chance to come homePaul Pierrilus 

Unjustly deported, I’m pleading with Biden for a chance to come homePaul Pierrilus 

For many, the new year is a season of fresh starts and new beginnings. But for me — a longtime New Yorker who was unjustly deported — 2025 marks...

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Paul Pierrilus 

NY can build on its progressive past through lawsuit lending reformBarbara Arnwine 

NY can build on its progressive past through lawsuit lending reformBarbara Arnwine 

More than a century ago, New York Gov. Al Smith championed broad social and government reforms during his four terms in office, building a strong...

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Barbara Arnwine