Walter Shaub complained that taxpayer dollars had been co-opted “for the benefit of a man whose idea of public service is the public serving him.”
By Lee Moran (Huffpost)
Walter Shaub, the former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, on Friday critically described President
"American Jews must confront Solomon’s death and grapple with questions of racism in Israeli society. ...Beyond moral responsibility, confronting Solomon’s killing will bring American Jews to engage with Israel in a more complex and nuanced way. We would have to admit that Solomon’s killing is similar to many incidents of racist police brutality in America. Recognizing that Israeli culture suffers some of the same systemic problems of racism as America should bring us to explore the similarities between American and Israeli social inequities." - Mijan Bitton
By Mijal Bitton (JTA)
JERUSALEM – Israeli society has been gripped over the past week by the killing of Solomon Tekah, an …
Most members of the “exhausted majority,” and then some, dislike political correctness. Among the general population, a full 80 percent believe that “political correctness is a problem in our country.” Even young people are uncomfortable with it, including 74 percent ages 24 to 29, and 79 percent under age 24. On this particular issue, the woke are in a clear minority across all ages.
By Yascha Mounk (The Atlantic)
On social media, the country seems to divide into two neat camps: Call them the woke and …
Queens, one of the most diverse counties in the United States, has a population of more than 2.5 million, but just over 85,000 votes were cast on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
By CBS News
A primary for Queens district attorney that was already receiving national attention as a proxy for the national fight between different …
While having an abundance of choices might sound appealing, studies have found that it often causes us to feel stressed and overwhelmed.
By Tess Brigham (CNBC)
Let me start by saying that I never expected to be a “millennial therapist” when I entered the …
"You will have an chance to meet with your mortgage servicers face-to-face, learn about loan modifications, forbearances, short sales and deeds-in-lieu, discover the Property Tax and Interest Deferral Program, and even receive free counseling from local, HUD-approved housing counseling agencies." - Eric L. Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
New York’s court system doesn’t currently have a method for expunging criminal records
By Josefa Velasquez (THE CITY)
New York state lawmakers last week voted to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and expunge thousands of …
Sandra Grannum Appointed Head of Newly-Created Office
New York — Attorney General Letitia James today announced the creation of the first ever Diversity and Inclusion Office in …
On July 4, we celebrate the day the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, declaring that the 13 American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation – the United States of America – and were no longer part of the British Empire. Each year, USCIS marks Independence Day with naturalization ceremonies.
By USCIS
WASHINGTON — This week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the birth of our country …
Chase who died on June 1 at age 96, got an authentic New Orleans sendoff: warm reminiscences and mourning mixed with a Mardi Gras-style celebration of her life.
Known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” Leah Chase has fed Quincy Jones, Jesse Jackson, Duke Ellington, Thurgood Marshall, James …