On June 18, 2021, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich posted a WANTED notice on Facebook. Yellowed and riddled with bullet holes, it recalls gunslinger Westerns, a Hollywood version of wild west grit. The outlaw? Vice President Kamala Harris. Her crime? Failing to visit the U.S. …

America’s favorite politician helped create the very crisis he claims to save us from –– and it isn’t the first time. “If you want someone to blame, blame me,” the Governor pleads, his elbows resting on a mahogany table, the New York state flag hanging royally behind him. He relays the numbers: 300,019 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the…

I recently read an essay in The Nation, titled, “Trump Has Exposed the Dark Underbelly of America.” This title summarizes a popular liberal narrative that sprung from the aftermath of the 2016 elections. To reconcile the sheer shock of Donald Trump’s victory, astonished liberals contended that Trump had pulled back…

The idea of all Black people voting the same way is not only racist, it’s misleading — Former Vice President Joe Biden won a landslide victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary on February 29. Voter turnout surpassed that of the 2008 Obama primaries and blew the state’s meager 2016 turnout out of the water. It was a victory that Biden, a one-time frontrunner, desperately needed in…

The world is full of injustice. Here are 6 things the BMCC students can do to balance the scales. — If you’ve taken a look at the news lately, you know that the world is in pretty rough shape. Climate scientists say we are only a handful of years away from irreparable damage to the environment. American politics have devolved into a partisan tug of war to impeach Donald Trump. …

As subway service continues to decline, confusion among city and state officials has pushed commuter concerns aside. — Ask any of New York City’s eight million inhabitants and they’ll tell you — the subway system is broken. For most of the four million people who ride the subway every day, the issue isn’t quality of life, crime, or event cost — its quality of service. Despite an overwhelming…

Animal Rights activists clashed with industry workers as other advocacy groups awaited their turn. — On October 30th, the New York City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of a to bill ban the sale of foie gras ⁠ — an expensive French delicacy which animal rights activists claim is the product of inhumane feeding practices. The ban was one of eleven measures proposed in the…

As costs of living soar, Museum Workers fight to end unpaid and underpaid labor 2019 has changed the face of the New York City museum industry. In May, The Metropolitan Museum of Art rejected donations from the multi-billion-dollar Sackler family, who many see as responsible for the opioid crisis. …

The day to day work at the front lines of the fight against homelessness — On a cool night in September, Joe Loonam found himself sleeping on the sidewalk outside of a park in downtown Manhattan. Or, maybe sleeping isn’t the right word. He was resting, in between checking on others, passing out water bottles and additional blankets. …