Editorial Credit: Lomb/shutterstock.com 11 companies—including Chipotle, Uber, and Gucci—featured on the Comptroller’s first “Employer Wall of Shame” New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander unveiled his office’s Employer Violations Dashboard—a new tool that consolidates data from federal, state, and city enforcement agencies—identify employers who violated key labor laws across the five boroughs. […]
Photo Courtesy: PBS News Hour When the Supreme Court struck down New York’s concealed carry law in 2022, DA Gonzalez, like many law enforcement officials, was worried about the impact the decision could have on public safety — and redoubled his office’s efforts to keep our communities safe. Two years after that watershed ruling, known […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial Credit: Miker, shutterstock.com The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, was enacted in 2010 with the goal of increasing healthcare coverage and affordability for millions of Americans. Despite its aims, a significant segment of the population, particularly within certain white communities, exhibited a strong resistance to the […]
By Chris Tobias | Editorial Credit: shutterstock.com In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court temporarily halted President Biden’s latest effort to forgive tens, and possibly hundreds, of billions of dollars in student debt. This move has sparked widespread debate, as it follows the Court’s rejection of a more extensive plan last year that aimed […]
By Joe Hernandez | NPR Twenty years ago, two economists responded to a slew of help-wanted ads in Boston and Chicago newspapers using a set of fictitious names to test for racial bias in the job market. The watershed study found that applicants with names suggesting they were white got 50% more callbacks from employers than those […]
Editorial credit: Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com Vanessa Cárdenas: “The Biden campaign has the chance to draw sharp contrasts between two visions for citizenship, immigration, asylum, and refugees in the 21st century and re-engage the strong majority of voters … who prefer solutions and a balanced approach to immigration over Trump’s scorched-earth nativism and MAGA […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Washington DC – Following Texas Gov Greg Abbott’s endorsement of Donald Trump, his signing of the state’s new extreme anti-immigrant bill, and Trump’s latest ugly immigration comments in the state, observers are highlighting the stakes and dangers for Texas, immigrant and Latino communities, and the larger nation. According to Mario Carillo, Campaigns Manager […]
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Nov 17, 2023 After weeks of uncertainty as to whether Congress would reach a deal to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, earlier this week Congress passed a continuing resolution bill which funds the government through the end of the year. But this delay will only last a matter of months. In […]
Photos courtesy: NYC DOT By NYC DOT | November 16, 2023 Installed more than 60 years ago as a symbol of hope and unity in the hemisphere, medallions had fallen into disrepair, with only 18 original medallions remaining in early 2023 Creating new, safe and up-to-date signage along Sixth Avenue to honor 43 nations and […]
Editorial credit: Yu Kuo-wei / Shutterstock.com Watch the interview with Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and TakeRoot Justice on the Humanitarian Parole Crisis here. Research shows systemic flaws, documents a legacy of racist immigration practices, makes recommendations for equitable treatment for all asylum seekers NEW YORK: Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees and TakeRoot Justice released a new report, “Humanitarian Parole Crisis: How Racist Policies and Practices Deny Haitian […]
