By Paul Ziek Since the democratization of America, the political landscape has been littered with both local and national dynasties. Although political dynasties come in many forms, there is no doubt they have played a crucial role in shaping American… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Opinions among New Yorkers who live in the New York City area often are at odds with those who live in other parts of the state, but a new Siena College Research Institute poll shows voters little… Read More ›
By Michael P. Riccards With the nation knee-deep in the pandemic and the loss of the spring, it appears very likely that at best we will have a truncated baseball season if any at all. Some of us believe that… Read More ›
I feel a kinship with other shooting survivors, including students at Parkland and black Americans who were dying in the streets long before white students faced bullets at Kent State. We must recognize the tragic consequences of the hateful rhetoric… Read More ›
By Greg Mitchell It had been a spring filled with protests of various sorts at SBU already, when I came back to my off-campus apartment one early evening in early May. As a senior I was looking forward to graduation… Read More ›
Looking back at the Kent State shootings should lead to considering two questions relevant again today: Why did things get so bad? How do you walk back from that level of public anger? The walk back from Kent State and… Read More ›
On May 4, 1970, four children were shot and killed by the National Guard. I know we went out on strike over Cambodia, but I was still passing out fliers, making a speech (my one speech), and raising hell. The… Read More ›
Americans’ pride themselves in the constitutional guarantee of peaceful protest. But when either side in a standoff pulls the trigger, turning a demonstration violent, a voice is lost. A larger message is sent. Disagreement, civil disobedience, can be deadly. Such… Read More ›
I became a journalist in April 1970 at my hometown paper. I had little understanding of the profession. On May 4, government fired on its own citizens, killing four and wounding nine. Repeat: A government fired at its own citizens… Read More ›
The Kent State protesters demanded government accountability; the government responded not with answers but with violence. The student shootings at Kent State in 1970 signified the moment when the Vietnam War came to U.S. soil. Viewers of network newscasts had… Read More ›
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