When I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet.
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By Alan Singer
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11/10/22
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While the state’s election districts were recently redrawn — gerrymandered — by a progressive-Democratic majority in the State Legislature for the purpose of favoring their party, gerrymandering is not a particularly new political weapon.
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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2/24/22
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We’re about to lose one of the most significant advances in health care made over the past decade, unless Congress takes immediate action.
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By Lisa Tyson
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12/23/21
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The race to the progressive left is under way in New York state, with word that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is forming an “exploratory committee” and may launch a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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10/14/21
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Four milestones were reached in June on the road to racial equity. They recognize progress while underscoring the distance yet to be traveled.
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By Elaine Gross
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7/1/21
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Once upon a time, partisan politics was a simple business. There were two major parties, and they both had simple strategies for staying in power. The voters were attracted to either . . .
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4/28/21
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The events at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and the exhortations by some elected officials leading up to them got me to thinking about civic responsibility and our nation’s future.
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By Robert Scott
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1/28/21
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There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts.
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By Lisa Tyson
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10/22/20
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