NEW YORK, NYThe field of candidates for the 2022 NYS Governor’s race is narrowing. Governor Kathy Hochul, who recently submitted her $216 billion budget, will face two major Democratic contenders for her job, NYC Public Advocates Jumaane Williams and Congress member Tom Souzzi. Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will not run.Energetic Eric Adams seems […]readmore
JANUARY 6The NY Times January 2, 2022 editorial, “Every Day is Jan 6 Now,” is required reading for anyone interested in preserving American democracy. It says that ‘1/6/21, is not in the past; it is every day.” “It is regular citizens who threaten election officials and public servants and who want to know when can we use […]readmore
HAPPY 2022: HOPES AND WOESIt’s a new year with lots of residue from the 2020-2021 pandemic era. A new year always augurs hope and the best of all human potential and possibilities. New Year’s always arrives in winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Already, there is extreme cold weather in most states. Perhaps, BUILD BACK BETTER, […]readmore
NEWSMAKERSRIP: Anti-apartheid leader and activist South African Archbishop Emeritus DESMOND TUTU, 90, died on December 26. Cleric and theologian, he was the first Black Archbishop of Cape Town. A revered man of faith, a nonviolence social change warrior, he campaigned at home and abroad against Apartheid, the system of white minority rule which prevailed in […]readmore
December in America is the time of year when people sing carols like “Joy to the world” and look forward to peace on earth to men of goodwill. Not true this year! President Joe Biden’s safety net package, the $2 trillion BUILD BACK BETTER program, looks like it is on life support, not going to […]readmore
NY STATE OF MINDNYS Attorney General Letitia James, abruptly suspended her 2022 NYS Gubernatorial campaign, a wise decision, and will focus on her 2022 re-election campaign. Her decision will alter the race dramatically since many attorneys would not compete with her. Professor Zephyr Teachout has already withdrawn from AG race. NEW YORK CITY: Eric Adams […]readmore
NEW YORK, NEW YORKNYC: Eric Adams will be sworn in as the 110th Mayor of NYC on January 1 and walks into a lion’s den of challenges, corona virus/variants and vaccinations; economy resurgence; gun violence; a public school system in disarray; food insecurities; affordable housing, and the criminal justice system in disrepair. We wait with […]readmore
AUTUMN IN AMERICAThe Georgia jury on the Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s death did not disappoint America when it delivered a guilty verdict for three white men. The jury proved that liberty and justice for all is possible in America in a red state as the nation agonizingly struggles to attain a more perfect union. NEW […]readmore
