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when the sun blazes/or rain pours/you are the safe place/I come home to
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Brookhaven Supervisor Says Yes to overturn Citizens United
Posted on December 26, 2015 by iwilder
Brookhaven elected officials Romaine, Cartright, & Kepert vote to overturn Citizens United.
Filed under: activism, campaign finance reform, grassroots democracy, Long Island Politics, New York State Politics, News, US Politics | Tagged: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporate personhood, Corporation, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, league of women voters, Move To Amend Brookhaven, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States | Leave a Comment »
Christmas on Long Island: A walk in warm weather
Posted on December 25, 2015 by iwilder
Merry Christmas and Happy Winter Holidays to our friends, family, and readers. We were surprised by the beautiful weather, and the scenes we found by the water, here in Riverhead, on Christmas. Can’t remember a Long Island Christmas quite like this one. More Christmas along the river photos at our Flickr account here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskobYAxB
Filed under: Environment, local, long island, Long Island news, nature, News | Tagged: Christmas weather, Long Island boating, rowing, sculling, unusual weather | Leave a Comment »
Stop-and-Frisk Down, Safety Up: NYCLU
Posted on December 23, 2015 by iwilder
Stop-and-frisk incidents have fallen dramatically while crime in New Stop & FriskYork City remains at record lows, according to data analysis released by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU).
Filed under: News | Tagged: Bloomberg, De Blasio, Kelly, new york city, New York Civil Liberties Union, prison, Stop & Frisk | Leave a Comment »
What a Green should do about Bernie Sanders
Posted on December 18, 2015 by iwilder
A New Electoral Politics is Possible This article is meant to explore an alternative to what is given as a quadrennial binary choice of either attacking a progressive Democratic Presidential candidate or an imminent existential dilemma of Green Party closing shop and submitting to him. This article could have just as easily been written in past presidential election cycles […]
Filed under: Ballot issues, democrat, election, green, Green Party, News, progressive politics, US Politics | Tagged: Bernie Sanders, Chuck Baldwin, community, cooperation, cynthia mckinney, Green Party, Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, Ron Paul | 1 Comment »
Brookhaven fights Citizens United 12/17/15
Posted on December 13, 2015 by iwilder
Support a statement from the Town of Brookhaven to the State legislature that NY must be the 17th State to support a Constitutional amendment to overturn the disastrous effects of Citizens United.
Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, grassroots democracy, Green Party, Long Island Politics, New York State Politics, News | Tagged: Brookhaven, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Constitutional amendment, corporate personhood, Corporation, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Freedom of Speech, move to amend, Supreme Court of the United States | Leave a Comment »