After 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning upset against Rep. Joe Crowley in the New York Democratic congressional primary on Tuesday, the word “socialist” was repeatedly used to describe her.
from The New York Times by Mikayla Bouchard The special counsel is investigating events that span years and cross international borders. The basics Russia carried out a campaign to influence the outcome of the 2016 American presidential election, denigrating Hillary Clinton and boosting Donald J. Trump, according to American intelligence …
from The New York Times by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Kendra Pierre-Louis A huge oil spill. A river catching fire. Lakes so polluted they were too dangerous for fishing or swimming. Air so thick with smog it was impossible to see the horizon. That was the environmental state of the nation 50 years …
Facebook Inc. is under fire following reports that the personal data of 50 million users were obtained by an analytics firm that helped elect President Donald Trump. Lawmakers and regulators in the U.S. and U.K. are now scrutinizing the social media giant, whose shares have dropped more than 9 percent since the news broke on March 17.
(from NPR – Anya Kamenetz)
After Parkland, there have been many calls to make schools a “harder target” — for example, by arming teachers. But there’s a decent amount of research out there on what actually makes schools safer, and most of it doesn’t point to more guns.
In the aftermath of the latest horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, we are reminded yet again of the empty thoughts and prayers of our politicians, every time tragedy strikes.
This New York Times report is four months old, but just as relevant today, if not moreso. These politicians are bound by their desire to continue receiving N.R.A funding. We need to vote them out of office, plain and simple. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, and encourage everyone you know to do so, as well. For the sake of our children, and our fellow Americans.
Couldn’t make it to our evening of advocacy on the Tax Reform bill? We’ve collected contact information for senators and governors who will be key players in the upcoming Senate vote.
New York State residents–
Confused about the Constitutional Convention question? Trying to inform yourself ahead of Election Day?
Click here to listen to the pros and cons of both sides of the issue.
On Tuesday, November 7, New Yorkers will head to the polls for Election Day 2017. We have an opportunity to make a real difference in our communities, but we also have a responsibility to be informed voters and cast our ballots in favor of candidates and propositions we understand and believe in.
1,516 mass shootings in 1,735 days: America’s gun crisis – in one chart
The attack at a country music festival in Las Vegas that left at least 58 people dead is the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history – but there were six other mass shootings in America this past week alone.
No other developed nation comes close to the rate of gun violence in America. Americans own an estimated 265m guns, more than one gun for every adult.
Data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive reveals a shocking human toll: there is a mass shooting – defined as four or more people shot in one incident, not including the shooter – every nine out of 10 days on average.
Click here to read more.
