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New York is about to spew a lot more carbon into the air, thanks to Andrew Cuomo and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. s anti-nuclear crusade
New York is about to spew a lot more carbon into the air, thanks to Andrew Cuomo and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. s anti-nuclear crusade
Anthony L. FisherApr 16, 2021, 21:22 IST
These 2013 file photos show New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, in Albany, N.Y. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Dallas, Texas.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
Andrew Cuomo and the anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. pushed to close the Indian Point nuclear power plant.
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Police reform is overwhelmingly popular, but basic reforms are undercut by police at every turn.
This is because police unions and departments create policy loopholes that essentially allows them to police themselves.
This is how bad cops avoid accountability.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
Americans overwhelmingly believe that policing in this country needs to be substantially reformed.
That doesn t mean defund or abolish the police those are non-starters across the demographic board, including among Black and inner-city communities.
What people might call common-sense reforms like making officer disciplinary records available to the public and teaching officers that they should not behave as if they re occupying Fallujah are far more popular.
But without nuclear energy, New York needs to burn a lot more fossil fuels to produce electricity.
This anti-science fearmongering in the name of environmentalism will, ironically, lead to more carbon emissions spewed into the air.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
New York s air is about to be filled with a whole lot more carbon dioxide, thanks in large part to the efforts of a couple of science-denying scions of political dynasties who claim to be acting in the interests of the environment.
The Indian Point nuclear power plant located in Buchanan, New York, about 30 miles north of Manhattan is slated to have its third and final reactor permanently shut down by the end of April, thanks to an order signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017.
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Recently a slew of Republican-held states, like Georgia, have passed or are considering restrictive voting laws.
But there are also issues in New York City, where prisoners must rely on the effectiveness of prison staff to secure their votes.
There are a number of things Bill de Blasio and his colleagues can do to ensure that prisoners get a chance to vote.
Ashish Prashar is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at R/GA and a justice reform activist.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
Jim Crow remains alive and all too well among voters in Georgia, Florida, and yes, in New York City, where the most diverse field ever to seek the mayor s office is preparing for a June primary.
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There are currently more than 360 bills in 47 state legislatures restricting access to voting.
Democrats have a limited window of opportunity to pass landmark voting rights legislation before losing their majorities.
Carl Gibson is a freelance journalist and columnist from Kentucky.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
Georgia s Senate Bill 202 is by far the most draconian law passed by any state legislature with respect to restricting access to voting. This is merely an opening salvo in a widespread assault on the right to vote, and other Republican-controlled state legislatures are hoping to pass similar bills. The only way to head off the wave of attacks on the fundamental right of all citizens to have equal access to vote is for Democrats to use their slim majorities to immediately pass new voter protections. If HR 1 (the For The People Act) and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act