Is New York Our Best Hope for Renewable Energy?

After Wednesday’s campaign launch in Battery Park, I asked Mike Paulson, associate director of the Brooklyn-based Sane Energy Project which aims “to replace fracked gas infrastructure with 100% democratically controlled, renewable energy,” how New York could avoid the problems currently Continue reading Is New York Our Best Hope for Renewable Energy?

Once, There Was Hope in Gaza. I’d Like to Think There Can Be Again.

Given this instability, thousands of talented youths emigrated from Gaza. In addition, businesspeople, women, elite medical doctors, professors, and teachers, losing their faith in Gaza’s future, made their way to Europe. Palestinian civil society in Gaza has suffered from financial Continue reading Once, There Was Hope in Gaza. I’d Like to Think There Can Be Again.

Afghans Greet Anniversary of U.S. Withdrawal With a Mix of Sadness and Hope

“The bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act has earned the support of leading veterans groups, national security experts, and our most esteemed military leaders because it strengthens our national security and does right by our Afghan allies, all while showing the world Continue reading Afghans Greet Anniversary of U.S. Withdrawal With a Mix of Sadness and Hope