By Zahnay Gates Florida was once considered the ultimate swing state, with winners often decided within the smallest of margins, the transfer of power swinging back and forth
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Unfogging the Green Mystery: Investors Are Waiting for More Transparency
By Iris Yu It was January and I was in Starbucks, hesitating about whether to use a plastic straw. After all, I was always troubled by its non-biodegradability. Several minutes later,
Read MoreAmerica Has Declared War Against Incarcerated Pregnant Women
By Aurora Brice Lenika Michelle Brown. Tammy Jackson. Sandra Quinones. These are the names of incarcerated pregnant women who either died, or had their newborn die due to
Read MoreNew York City School Diversity: Repairing Harm and Leveraging Success
By Scott Johnson In the 69 years since Brown v. Board of Education (Brown), the United States has made slow progress in meaningfully desegregating its schools. The largest
Read MoreThe State of Black Working Women in America, and Why Intersectionality is the Answer
By Zahnay Gates I was 21 years old when I started working as a legal assistant for a law firm in Tampa Bay, Florida. As a Black woman
Read More“The Wheels of Justice Move Slowly,” Say the People Moving the Wheels
By Sarah Wattar Earl Washington was nine days away from his execution when an attorney secured a “stay of execution,” meaning a delay or hold. 22 years later,
Read MoreCan mass-transit expansion by itself solve traffic congestion? The São Paulo case suggests not
By Stephen H. Graham Over the last two decades, public-transportation expansion and ridership in one of the world’s largest cities, São Paulo, has surged, taking several points of
Read MoreExpanding Paid Sick Leave Protections in New York State
By Amanda Drucker Executive Summary Paid Sick Leave protections were expanded in 2021 in New York State (NYS) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although there was a
Read MorePolicymaking in a Pandemic: Evaluating Alternative Approaches
By Sam Tran When the world celebrated the arrival of 2020, it was not yet clear that a new disease had begun circulating in mainland China. Few governments
Read MoreRecommendations for the Proposed Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion
By Michael Kitchin Executive Summary The NY State Department of Health (DOH) Should Deny the Proposed Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion The proposed $2.5 billion Lenox Hill Hospital expansion
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