Citizens United handed a defeat in New York where they tried to prevent charities from having to disclose donors
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Coverage of the NYC march to remove US forces from Yemen
The Working Families Party organized on Sunday, March 4, in Brooklyn to visit a preplanned speech by New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to hand her a petition in support of the desperate nation of Yemen.
My coverage of NYC march to support immigrants and against ICE
A crowd of around 50 people or so who came out March 1st to Union Square in NYC to bring more awareness to the plight of immigrants and the brutality of ICE, the national immigration enforcement service.
At the ‘Frack It Up’ Rally Taking Aim at NY Governor Cuomo
Demonstrators at this event were protesting the latest allegations of the corruption of Joseph Percoco, one of the two of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s closest aids, and payoffs tied to Cuomo’s upstate nefarious dealings.
My Photos From the NYC March Against Deportation of Immigrants
I recently took part in the ‘You Can’t Deport a Movement’ action against the deportation of immigrants. The event was organized to support the cause of NYC immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir who the government is looking to deport.
My photos from the Close Guantanamo Action protest in NYC
A group from “World Can’t Wait, Witness Against Torture” and the ACLU came to the main area of Grand Central Station in NYC on Thursday to say a loud “NO!” to Trump’s plan to keep Guantanamo open.
NYC’s public campaign finance system is in trouble
The New York City public campaign finance system is sending its first real warning signs of trouble
Together We RISE – Photos from the NYC Women’s March 2018
An estimated half-million people turned out to the protest to support women’s rights, reproductive rights, Black Lives Matter, Children’s Rights, to impeach and arrest Donald Trump and much more.
PHOTOS: The 1804 Movement organized ‘All Immigrants March’
Organizers lead a few hundred demonstrators of mostly Haitian descent in chants like, “No Justice, No Peace” and “Impeach, Donald Trump”, in call and response fashion as they marched from Brooklyn to Manhattan’s Trump building.
Western States Leading the Way to Campaign Finance Reform
In an effort to get more transparency over the role of money in the political process and combat what is known as “dark money,” many states have passed laws that require political donors to reveal more key information.