The global environmental crisis is a clear and present danger to the planet and our collective future. The roots of the climatic crisis are deeply entrenched in carbon-based economic growth, corporate driven speculative markets, fixation on short-term profits over the...
Jóvenes latinos y asiáticos se reunieron a comienzos de este mes para identificar los temas de común interés y estudiar una posible integración en la ciudad de Nueva York. El encuentro se realizó en Roosevelt House del Hunter College, CUNY, en Manhattan. “”Nuestro...
According to Plato, the Greek philosopher, “those who tell the stories rule society.” In contemporary terms, this means that individuals and organizations with voice have the cultural authority and power to unilaterally define “problems” and to propose “solutions” on...
Most reasonable folks would agree that language matters. Words and language can be used to both clarify and obscure important issues. In this regard, the argument supporting the Roosevelt Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is an example of how language is used...
President Obama’s executive action on immigration has been uncritically embraced and lauded by immigrant activists, so-called political progressives, and corporate interests.At first glance, this is totally understandable. From an immediate humanitarian perspective...
El Business Improvement District (BID) de la Calle 82 ha nombrado a Leslie Ramos como su nueva Directora Ejecutiva, luego de trabajar en la administración del alcalde Bloomberg por varios años. Ramos nació en Nueva York y se creció entre Puerto Rico y Chicago. Ramos...
