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Campaign 2016’s Distorted Poverty Debate

Democrats avoid talking about poverty. Republicans back policies premised on outdated ideas about the poor. And the media doesn’t take either side to task.

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Tenant: City Must Pass Stronger Ban on ‘Construction-as-Harassment’

“We desperately need protection for tenants before it gets to the point where the entire building needs to be renovated.”

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It’s Not the Poor who are Organizing Against a NYC Plastic-Bag Law

The plastic bag industry and their supporters have increasingly used poor people as their last line of defense. When the poor aren’t being blamed for all of our society’s problem…

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Doubts on De Blasio’s Gun Courts

The program would handle gun cases to serve one basic underlying purpose: to speed up gun convictions. Many, however, might not equate “fast tracking” with justice or due process.

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Workers Against NYC’s Growing ‘Gig Economy’

The changing relationship between employees and employers is sometimes billed as a family-friendly boost. In fact, it’s largely an affront to basic economic justice—which is why some workers are fighting…

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Yes, Asians Have Opinions About Stop-and-Frisk, Too

New York’s Asian community was under-represented in the stop-and-frisk numbers under Mayor Bloomberg, and many of its leaders were skeptical about the program’s roll-back under Mayor de Blasio. A Chinese-language…

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Will Bill de Blasio Fulfill his Promise as a Global Climate-Change Leader?

The next installment in our new opinion series credits the mayor bold promises to reduce the risk of climate change but wonders whether his policies are keeping up.

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Fear and Loathing of Our Homeless Neighbors

Read our latest opinion blog: “Elite New Yorkers still treat homelessness as “a quality of life” issue for the non-homeless and still equate destitution with criminality.”

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Commissioner Clash: Bratton, Kelly and Reality in Over-Policed NYC

Op-ed: The rivalry between the current and former heads of the NYPD is well documented, but ultimately trivial to the real issues with policing.

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Cuomo, De Blasio Could Deliver a Holiday Miracle for the Homeless

Faith leaders write that they are praying for the governor and mayor to come together on a massive supportive-housing initiative to continue a successful policy effort that began when another…

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