Fascism
Trump is Gone, Fascist Trends are Not (Subscriber Bonus)
In an extra for our paid subscribers, our producer speaks to Sean about fascist flyers on the Island.
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Follow the Money
Follow the Money [D-49]: Entry 1 (Subscriber Bonus)
In an extra for our paid subscribers, our producer speaks to Chad about the first in our Follow the Money series.
International Women's Day
Commentary: The Socialist History of International Women's Day and Why it Must Be Remembered
What is the value of celebrating the few women who break the glass ceiling if the other 99 percent are hurt by shattered glass in the process? Especially when this day was created by and for working-class women.
Staten Island Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Experience
How a Staten Island HBCU Fair Is Giving the Borough’s Students More Options
A volunteer committee adapts Staten Island’s eleventh annual HBCU Experience to a virtual platform to serve students despite the pandemic.
Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK Tried to Tell Us (Subscriber Bonus)
In an extra for our paid subscribers, our producer speaks to Danny about MLK's legacy.
COVID Relief
A Collective Demand for Pandemic Relief (Subscriber Bonus)
In an extra for our paid subscribers, our producer speaks to Sean about COVID relief.
New York City Budget
Recent City Budget Cuts Threaten Staten Island's Youngest Workers
Cuts to the Learning to Work and Summer Youth Employment Program could impact future job development for the next generation of students.
Leticia Remauro
Local Power Broker for Borough President traveled to D.C. on Day of Capitol Insurrection
Leticia Remauro, a GOP candidate for Staten Island Borough President with a history of racist remarks, was among a busload of Islanders who traveled to Washington D.C. on January 6. In screenshots from a now-deleted Facebook Live video, Remauro – a 30-year power broker in the borough – broadcast herself from
Audre Lorde
An Unseen Photo Album Preserves Life of Audre Lorde
Victoria Munro, director of The Alice Austen House shares an excerpt from the exhibition focused on the legacy of the author and activist.
Council District 49
Follow the Money (D-49): Entry 1
The North Shore (City Council District 49) leads off our series on campaign financing for Staten Island’s City Council races.
Fighting Fascism
Commentary: Trump is Gone, Fascist Trends are Not
'Trumpism' is only the most recent name for far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist movements that first came to prominence a century ago, during economic hardships triggered by the Great Depression. Countering fascism, however, remains just as important now that Trump has left office.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Commentary: MLK Tried to Tell Us
While it is true that King championed nonviolent, direct action, and that his methods required great character, solidarity, and composure, Americans have, instead, reduced his legacy to one of compromise. King, however, was not compromising at all.