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We all have our individual tipping points. Call it the moment when you start screaming at the TV. I began to crack around the edges last week . . . more

5/5/16

Superdelegate process is a sham and a shame

Republicans and Democrats in New York state will hold their presidential primaries on April 19. It has been some time since candidates on either side orchestrated fierce campaigns in New York. more

4/8/16

The conversation about the presidential candidates at Lawrence High School was lively with from left Demarino Henry, Jaime Oberstein, Brandon Brumm, Frank Gargano and Dahlia Forte.

First-time voters speak out

Ever since 1971, when the 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, the approximately three million young voters (ages 18 to 24) have been considered a powerful constituency, if they came out to cast ballots. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/6/16

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D- St. Albans) was part of the presidential delegation that visited Cuba last week. He is with Sharon Robinson, left, and Rachel Robinson, the daughter and widow of baseball great Jackie Robinson, respectively.

Meeks part of U.S. delegation to Cuba

In December of 2014, President Barack Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba; relations that were severed after Communist Fidel Castro and his rebel army overthrew the U.S.-supported government of Fulgencio Batista at the end of 1959. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/6/16

We need peacemakers more than peacekeepers

Even Hillary Clinton’s harshest critics agree that she’s tough. While it’s common to stereotype Democrats and women as softer than Republicans and men, any such effort to stereotype Hillary is belied by her record. more

4/30/15

The “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts have become a popular way of protesting what happened to Eric Garner, who died while being choked by police officer Daniel Pantaleo.

Respect needed to improve race relations

Eric Garner and Daniel Pantaleo on Staten Island on July 17; Michael Brown and Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. On Aug. 9; Akai Gurley and Peter Liang in Brooklyn on Nov. 20 and Tamir Rice and Timothy Loehmann in Cleveland on Nov. 23; incidents where African-American individuals lost their lives due to the actions of police officers. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/17/14

Nat Solomon’s paintings have been collected in a book “The Pictures in My Many Smiles: A Smattering” he self-published.

Painting pictures, snapping photos, spreading smiles

The Beatles, LeBron James, and Barack Obama ––they’ve all been subjects of Nat Solomon’s artwork, along with still-lifes, sunsets and the children at Camp Hillel, in Lawrence, where Solomon works as a photographer. more

By Allison Leshowitz | 8/6/14

The president and the former V.P., in a flash

Their faces tell the story. Look at the newspaper photographs published last week of Dick Cheney and Barack Obama. more

6/26/14

President Obama appointed a second Presidential Emergency Board on March 21 in resolving the MTA's longstanding contract impasse with LIRR union workers, whose action to strike could now be pushed back to July.

Obama appoints second board for LIRR dispute

President Barack Obama has appointed a second board of mediators to intervene in a longstanding contract impasse between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its Long Island Rail Road … more

By Emily Webb | 3/25/14

We have the right to call the president names. Should we?

We Americans are pretty lucky people. Whether you live in Bellmore, Brooklyn or Boston, you enjoy many rights and privileges that few other people on this planet can boast about. more

2/14/14

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