By Lorenzo Cladi and Stephen Green “We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are in the same boat.” These were the wise words of financier Bernard Baruch, who was an adviser to President Woodrow Wilson… Read More ›
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Jandoli Institute will host Twitter chat about music and the pandemic
The Jandoli Institute will host a live Twitter Chat on Tuesday, May 12, on the role of music during the coronavirus pandemic. “Music and entertainment are playing important roles during the pandemic,” Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee said. “They… Read More ›
Mark Rudd: ‘We need a new mass movement to remake government’
The protests and shootings at Kent State in May 1970 can offer us a view into a successful mass movement, the internal opposition to our war against Vietnam. Millions of students protested both leading up to May 4 and even… Read More ›
The Cuomo Family: A dynasty built on more than politics
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 ›
Poll shows New Yorkers support keeping COVID-19 restrictions in place until May 15
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 ›
Is baseball hypocritcal about technology?
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 ›
Roseann “Chic” Canfora: ‘A kinship with other shooting survivors’
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 ›
Greg Mitchell: How Bona students reacted to the Kent State shootings
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 ›
Carole McNall: ‘How do you walk back from that level of public anger?’
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 ›
Peggy Dudas: ‘We need to be constantly reminded of Kent State’
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 ›
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