TWO TICKETS TO HAVANA, PLEASE...
REALLY
by Ernest
Barteldes
Today, any American citizen can hop on a plane and fly to 'rogue
nations' like Iran or North Korea, provided he or she gets a visa to
enter those countries. Even though they are part of what the Bush
administration called 'the Axis of Evil,' there is nothing (legally)
that this country can do to against you if you decide to do so. However,
the same does not ring true in case that same citizen decides to spend a
few days sipping mojitos at a Caribbean island just 90 miles off the
coast of Florida. If you do that, you are breaking the law, and might
suffer dire consequences if you go for it anyway.STORY
If You Did Not
See The
President field
Questions From
The Republicans
Watch It Now!
He made them
look like the
fools they
really are
and their answer
to his facts was
to accuse him of
lying.
Everyone who
voted for Obama
Must Get Out For
Him Again!
by Richard E.
Schiff
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Andrea
Quarantillo
Informs
Haitian
Nationals
about
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Having
been the
very
first
time I
sat
through
such an
address
(I would
normally
just
read the
highlights
the next
day on
the New
York
Times),
I must
confess
that I
was a
bit
bored by
all the
pomp and
circumstance
– the
constant
applauding
between
sentences,
the
forced
smiles
and
everything
else.
Having
said
that, I
should
say that
I was
impressed
by the
manner
in which
the US
president
was firm
in his
speech.
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Gridlock Nation:
The Democrats in
a Maelstrom
by Ernest
Barteldes
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Haitian American Council Member Mathieu Eugene Responding to Haiti Earthquake In the aftermath of Haiti’s latest catastrophe, Council Member Mathieu Eugene, the first Haitian American elected to the City Council, sends his thoughts, prayers and heartfelt sympathy to his brothers and sisters in Haiti as they continue to cope with this tragedy. He also extends these sentiments to all those living in the United States and throughout the Diaspora who have, as he does, family and loved ones in Haiti. by Donna Lamb |
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SAVE THE
DATE(ing) The writer met Hattie Elliot, the founder of Save the Date(ing), on a stinging cold January morning at Snice, a little coffee shop on 8th Avenue and West 4th Street, a couple of blocks from the E train’s 14th street stop. This is the part of the city where things get wonky: 14th Street, 13th Street, gas station, traffic island, West 4th Street. The writer’s late and flustered but Elliot’s completely jazzed about Save the Date(ing), which she founded as a fun and nonstressful way for singles to meet. On the other hand, the nonstressful part is conditional. The stress, for the busy folks that sign up for the program, is the pleasurable kind. by Arlene McKanic |
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New Year in
America: A
portrait of
social misery
By Tom Eley
City Council
Committees Visit
NYC Business
Solutions Center
by Donna Lamb
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Poppin’ Johnny: a new American myth |
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| One of the great things about Shakespeare is he’s truly a man for all seasons: Richard III is as great with Ian McKellan playing the title role as a 1930’s Fascist dictator and Romeo and Juliet are just as relevant as two American high school kids. And A Midsummer Night’s dream is just as delightful if it’s played by a bunch of flower draped Vassar coeds or modern day actors in their pajamas. If it's Theatre it's by Arlene McKanic |
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3 Unique Takes
on the War
Effort
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www.Jihad.com |
THE CONTINUING
RHETORIC OF WHY
WE GO TO WAR |
IN
DEFENSE
OF
THE
OBAMA
PLAN
FOR
AFGHANISTAN |
A VERY DISMAL
FUTURE:
WWIII
by Richard E.
Schiff
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Gazette Exclusive  Fat Chance by Melissa Beveridge While passing by a local fast food restaurant, I saw an overweight child,around 12 years old, bringing his tray to the table with his friend. Curious, I looked a little closer to see what this overweight 12 year old boy would be consuming, and surprise, it wasn’t a kids meal, hamburger, or even French fries. This boy had a big salad on his tray....Then, his next action smashed my hopes. -nycny.com |
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From Producer/Director Michael Nash
There is a new phenomenon in the global arena called “Climate Refugees”. A climate refugee is a person displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters. Such disasters result from incremental and rapid ecological change, resulting in increased droughts, desertification, sea level rise, and the more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, cyclones, fires, mass flooding and tornadoes.
