All posts tagged "National politics"
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2.3KNewsMedicare for All: Is $32.6 trillion for better health care worth it? (poll)
A recent study said Sen. Bernie Sanders’ newest plan to give everyone in the country affordable health care would cost tens of...
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2.8KNewsActivist Kathy Kelly stresses pacifist message in uncertain times
In welcoming Kathy Kelly to a sympathetic audience Monday, July 16, the Rev. Fred Daley described the peace activist as a source of hope during...
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3.5KOpinion & BlogsHypocrisy looms again in newest Supreme Court justice battle
For the second time in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court will play a role in a national election. And yet, it’s rather...
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3.5KOpinion & BlogsNew Jersey Civic Info Bill to subsidize local press comes with risks
Publicly funded local journalism? It sounds strange, but it is poised to become a reality in New Jersey. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is on...
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2.6KNewsHundreds gather in Syracuse for nationwide Families Belong Together rally
Sarah Hudson, a family doctor in Rochester, carried her 1-year-old son on her back; she tucked a sign reading “Babies Need Mommies”...
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2.7KOpinion & BlogsProgressive pushback in the Democratic Party could push out the old guard
In my March 8, 2017, column “Tea Party-Style Anger Brewing Within Democrat Circles,” I wrote that a Tea Party-type insurgency was in...
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4.3KNewsDo you agree with Trump’s zero tolerance policy? (poll)
The Trump administration has faced harsh criticism for its “zero tolerance” immigration policy, including local protests in Syracuse last week. The policy,...
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9.4KPhotosSyracuse residents protest VP Pence visit over immigration policy (photos)
Vice President Mike Pence’s June 19 Syracuse visit was greeted with protests of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy involving illegal immigrants.
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3.2KOpinion & BlogsSweet Sixteens are not yet qualified to vote in elections
Triggered by recent pivotal events like Brexit and the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, a movement has emerged demanding that teens be able to cast ballots at...
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2.5KNewsSen. Schumer lobbies to decriminalize pot
The bill will be introduced to the senate in the coming months.
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2.6KOpinion & BlogsRobert Mueller should get legislative protection
Congress should advance bipartisan legislation on safeguards for special counsel.
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2.9KOpinion & BlogsThe Pearl Harbor Attack, And How Countries Can Change
On Dec. 7, 1941, a quiet, uneventful Sunday morning turned into a day that would live in infamy. A reluctant America, still...
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2.4KOpinion & BlogsConstitutional Convention Gamble Worth The Risk
If you are a citizen of New York, you are asked this question every 20 years: “Shall there be a convention to...
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2.8KOpinion & BlogsAmerica’s Split Political Personality
Millennials appear to be straying toward middle of political spectrum.
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3.8KOpinion & BlogsTea Party-Style Anger Brewing In Democratic Circles
Democratic version of Tea Party is surfacing amid turbulent new regime.
