Many CUNY colleges collaborate with neighborhood public schools, such as The City College Academy of the Arts, where teacher Dennis Mihalsky's class is a newsroom, shaping “The Claw Weekly” a student-run newspaper; he urges more student newspapers in NY.

Vincent Montalbano, labor and political activist, discusses recent events affecting union membership, urging leadership and members to focus, internally, on their contribution to a party's or candidates' success. It's not money; it's membership.

Polling and a huge term limits turnover; a "bluer" more unified NYS government; young Progressives with progressive programs; former Cong. Joe Walsh; Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - thoughtful yet passionate conversation.

Activist and civil libertarian Bill Dobbs specializes in causes that many see as too controversial. Honored by the National Lawyers Guild of NY, Dobbs discusses Stonewall 50, a united LGBTQ Community, hate-crime legislation, Sex-Offemder Lists and more.

People with Disabilities is America's largest minority group with little visibility in Hollywood. The ReelAbilities Film Festival, the largest festival in the U.S. works to promote awareness of lives and creativity of people with different disabilities.

"The Chief" the weekly paper - available online - provides the best news about city, state and often, federal civil service and the municipal unions that represent them. A champion of labor, "The Chief" reports local politics in New York.

Naftuli Moster and Anita Altman of YAFFED tell us that private & religious schools must provide a secular education, equal to what was provided by a public school. A Yeshiva grad, Mr. Moster describes how shockingly unprepared he was for further studies.

Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, Sr. Advisor to the President of Hunter College/CUNY, a formidable public servant, a member of the NYC Charter Commission, outlines the four focus areas under the Commission's consideration: Elections, Governance, Finance, Land-Use.

YES! more women were elected to public office - yet, here in "progressive" New York, there are only 11 women out of 51 in the City Council - 19 of 63 in the state Senate - 50 of 150 in the Assembly, and 8 out of our 21 member delegation to Congress.

YES! more women were elected to public office - yet, here in "progressive" New York, there are only 11 women out of 51 in the City Council - 19 of 63 in the state Senate - 50 of 150 in the Assembly, and 8 out of our 21 member delegation to Congress.