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Hope And Despair In The American City
Hope & Despair book Originally uploaded by Phil At Sun I went to a meeting of FOCUS Greater Syracuse today–one of the many good government groups that try to make an impact on our city. They… more →
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Hope And Despair In The American City
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organizer wrote 1 week ago: Hope & Despair book Originally uploaded by Phil At Sun I went to a meeting of FOCUS Greater Syra … more →
Syracuse Mayoral Candidates On Crime
organizer wrote 1 month ago: Fifth in a series. The community organization I work for organized an issues forum with the three ca … more →
Steve Kimatian On Funding Priorities
organizer wrote 1 month ago: Steve Kimatian Fourth in a series. The community organization I work for organized an issues forum w … more →
Otis Jennings On Illegal Trash Set Outs
organizer wrote 1 month ago: Otis Jennings Third in a series. The community organization I work for organized an issues forum wit … more →
Stephanie Miner And CDBG Funding
organizer wrote 1 month ago: Stephanie Miner Second in a series. The community organization I work for organized an issues forum … more →
Syracuse Mayoral Candidates On Vacant Houses.
organizer wrote 1 month ago: First in a series. The community organization I work for organized an issues forum with the three ca … more →
I Have Met The Enemy And It Is Me (Apologies to Walt Kelly)
organizer wrote 2 months ago: I Have Met The Enemy And It Is Me (Apologies to Walt Kelly) Great article by Michael Pollan in the N … more →
Online News Outlet Organizes
organizer wrote 2 months ago: Truthout, a lefty-type news organization, became the first online-only news outlet to unionize, as i … more →
Exploiting Wing Nuts and Teabaggers For Fun & Profit
organizer wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been both amused and concerned about the recent spate of protests over health care reform … more →
Church Bells and Sewer Grates
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organizer wrote 4 months ago: I remember reading about the problems in the city of Baltimore with thieves stealing aluminum light … more →
Paul Krugman: Not Enough Audacity
rikkitikkitavi wrote 5 months ago: Paul Krugman, The New York Times, June 26, 2009 On one side there’s Barack the Policy Wonk, whose co … more →
One Reason Newspapers Are Dying: They Hate The Political Left
organizer wrote 5 months ago: Despite the fact that Dan Froomkin had 3 of the top 10 most trafficked articles on Washington Post.c … more →
The Real Story On Vacant Houses In Syracuse
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organizer wrote 5 months ago: Many thanks to the Post Standard’s Urban Affairs editor Maureen Sieh for writing the real stor … more →
Why I Support Sotomayor For The Supreme Court
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organizer wrote 6 months ago: She saved baseball and she believes in collective bargaining. Sotomayor was the federal judge who is … more →
Government Can't End Bigotry . . .
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organizer wrote 6 months ago: . . . but it sure as hell can ensure that all people are treated equally under the law and are not d … more →
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writerchick99 wrote 7 months ago: I heart Rachel Maddow so very, very much. Hi, I'm Rachel Maddow. She is incredibly intelligent ( … more →
My New Hero, Neko Case.
organizer wrote 7 months ago: Neko Case rips PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) a new one for supporting the eutha … more →
What A Tool: Rep. Eric Massa of Rochester
organizer wrote 8 months ago: from Open Left: Eric Massa Votes Against Housing Bill Because He Doesn’t Like People Outside H … more →
No Stimulus Money For Cops Unless Patrol Is Fully Staffed
organizer wrote 9 months ago: According to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer the new Obama stimulus bill has funds to re-start the COPS p … more →
