Estevan Bassett-Nembhard
LATEST ARTICLES BY Estevan Bassett-Nembhard
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Opinion
New York voters want a mayor with a heart
July 23, 2013The priority of a billionaire mayor is to protect the interest of billionaires. That is why the people of New York City want a mayor who will move the city in another direction.
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Labor
New York teachers back Thompson for mayor
June 24, 2013This city's huge teachers' union has selected the candidate it prefers in the mayoral race now underway here.
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Labor
Public workers say, fair contracts for all
June 14, 2013Thousands of union public workers and their supporters turned out on Wednesday at New York's City Hall park under the slogan "Workers Count, Workers Vote!"
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U.S.
New York public housing residents protest increased fees
May 15, 2013Matthew Hendricks, a resident of the Lower East Side's Smith Houses, described NYCHA subcontractors as "incompetent" and typical of "indifference to residents of public housing."
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U.S.
30,000 march down Broadway in New York May Day event
May 2, 2013Some 30,000 flag-waving demonstrators marched down Broadway here on May Day demanding labor rights and immigration reform.
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U.S.
New York tenants rise up to tackle housing crisis
April 23, 2013In a packed union hall, tenants from the five boroughs vowed to tackle tough housing issues including the power of landlords, developers and big banks they say is squeezing New Yorkers.
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Arts
Jay-Z’s Open Letter: A call to open travel and trade with Cuba
April 16, 2013The Carters' (Jay-Z's given name is Shawn Carter) recent trip has turned into a source of discussion, with people from all walks of life offering opinions.
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U.S.
Bus tour solicits New Yorkers’ priorities for schools
March 22, 2013NEW YORK - After more than a decade of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's corporate restructuring of public education, a coalition of community groups hit the streets to ask New Yorkers, especially parents, what their priorities really were.
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