The New York governor is replacing elected representatives with private, unaccountable monopolists, and lawmakers across the US are doing the same thing. Too many decision-makers are ceding their policy to corporate power and private sector privileg
During the Great Depression, local, state, and federal policymakers refused to cut and invested. Doesn't the present moment call for similar visionary action for public institutions like CUNY and the people they educate for generations to come?
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Cuomo gifted himself “rolling budget adjustment” powers, which allows him to make cuts on a quarterly basis with little to no oversight. Meanwhile, he refuses to raise taxes on his billionaire donors which could fill the budget gap.
New York City EMS workers say the coronavirus death toll can't solely be be gauged from the hospital count.
This op-ed argues that people swooning over the New York governor's steady hand during the coronavirus crisis should look at his record in office.
Untold thousands will likely die, absent federal intervention. And it needs to happen this instant. Why won't the president help?
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