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Lessons of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
This year’s African-American History Month takes place a half-century after one of the most important years in our nation’s history. On July 2, 1964, after seven weeks of a vicious filibuster by Southern senators, the Civil Rights Act (CRA) was signed into law.
The hard work begins
There is now a consensus among New York political observers that Bill de Blasio was elected mayor in a blow-out largely because his campaign theme of “A Tale of Two Cities” spoke to voters’ concerns about the growing inequality and the struggle of working families to live in the city. Mayor de Blasio, NYC, Working Families, Occupy Movement, Economy, Homeless Population, Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid
Nelson Mandela mourned like Martin Luther King
The word “icon” has become a cliché after careless overuse, but in the case of Mandela, the term is absolutely appropriate.
Holding our nation hostage
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare, went through a tortuous journey before being passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law on March 23, 2010. On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld ACA’s constitutionality. The ACA is the law of the land.
We’re standing with de Blasio
We at 1199 SEIU count as friends most of the New York City’s Democratic candidates for mayor. None, however, have stood with us as consistently and steadfastly as Bill de Blasio.
Continuing the March on Washington
Recently, race has taken center stage in our nation’s discourse. George Zimmerman’s acquittal, the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decisions and the bankruptcy of Detroit are among the events that are inextricably tied to our nation’s relationship with its people of color. Our nation’s troubled history with its non-white citizens is central to its long journey to democracy and economic equality. In that respect, it is instructive that our nation’s first African-American president, in recent comments on widening economic disparities, has linked racial equality to economic equality.
Down to the Ground Game
The presidential candidates have made their cases. There's not much left to be said. President...
We are the 99 Percent
The Occupy Wall Street movement (#OWS) has captured the imagination of our nation and the...
Time to put on our marching shoes
It gives me great pride that on Aug. 28, a 30-foot statue of Dr. Martin...
