Poverty in 2020 was up 11.4% from 2019, the first increase in five years. Concurrently, in early February this year, a man was caught shoplifting …
Keep Saying Amir Locke’s Name
I do not imagine I am the only person tired of hearing about innocent black men and women being killed by police officers. It is …
We Aren’t a Democracy, but We Aren’t a Communist Nation Either
My goodness, I only wish Joe Biden was as “communist” as the right wants us to believe. But a communist wouldn’t try to work a …
There is No Labor Shortage
The tragic death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and the nation. The Ukrainian filmmaker was …
Stop Line 3
Monday, Oct. 11, was Indigenous Peoples’ Day in this country that we like to call America. Many places and people still refer to it as …
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
America is back, folks, back and better than ever. When the photos of border patrol agents on horseback whipping and accosting migrants went viral last …
Mental Health on Campuses, Especially During COVID
Last month, students flooded Eddie’s on two beautiful days in a row here in New York City: one was a Wednesday which we had off, …
New York’s Baby Step in Ending the “War on Drugs”
The legalization of marijuana has been a hot-button political issue state-wide and nationwide for years. In the past few decades, thousands of people across the …
Unlucky 13: How Prison Slavery Feeds Fordham
One of the first articles I ever wrote as a columnist here at FPR in my freshman year was about prison reform, a cause I …