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Opinion: Columbia Students, Please Don’t Love Our Community to Death

‘Columbia and our other local institutions need to consider the possible irreparable harm to the community if students return too soon.’

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Opinion: Lawmakers, Mayor & Governor Must End Solitary Confinement

‘Now is the time for the state legislature to pass HALT and for the governor to sign it into law. The mayor, City Council, and Board of Correction must go…

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Opinion: How Defunding the NYPD Can Help End Subway Homelessness

‘The city and state must recognize that people who have experienced homelessness are the experts and listen to them, value and validate their experiences, and create solutions with them, not…

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Opinion: ‘Counselors Not Cops’ is no Panacea for Schools

‘To conclude, we do need to get cops out of schools. We also need to recognize that harm will continue if we do not have counselors and social workers who…

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Opinion: Carbon Pricing and Racial Justice in New York

‘Protecting Black and brown communities calls for an overarching approach that addresses everything from economics, health care and education to law enforcement and even the very air we breathe.’

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Op-Endorsement: In Congress, Ydanis Rodriguez Will Take On Poverty

‘We need fighters in Congress who understand our struggles, shine light on them, and fix them.’

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Op-Endorsement: Michael Blake has Delivered for the Bronx

‘I believe in Michael Blake for Congress because he believes in The Bronx.’

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Op-Endorsement: Tapper’s Life Lessons Make Her the Choice for the 15th District

‘I think after years of little change it would be wise to pick someone who could be the vaccine of hope and change the neighborhood so desperately needs.’

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Op-Endorsement: The Bronx Doesn’t Need a Savior. It Needs Julio Pabon.

‘Pabon might be running for Congress but he is not a politician. You can hear the difference when he speaks from the heart and they read from a script.’

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Op-Endorsement: Samelys Lopez is the best candidate for LGBTQ Bronxites

‘Lopez understands that racism and homophobia doesn’t just stem from individual prejudices, but from something more foundational: the inherently oppressive nature of capitalism as designed by its White male founders.’

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