A question: In politics, when should you compromise, and when should you stick to your principles? We’re watching that issue play out in the Republican Party right now, in Congress and in the party’s presidential campaign. But Democrats – in particular, liberal Democratic voters – have to deal with it, too. At some point, liberals […]
Mary Anna Towler
Mary Anna Towler is a transplant from the Southern Appalachians and is editor, co-publisher, and co-founder of City. She is happy to have converted a shy but opinionated childhood into an adult job. She credits a grandfather for instilling in her a love of politics. And she makes no apology for her liberal views.
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Abortion rights limits are indeed attacks on women
Women considering an abortion don’t need lectures. They need the advice of medical professionals. And they need proper, legal, medical care.
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Mass shootings and homicides: guns cause these deaths
While mass shootings are horrible, focusing on them can be a distraction. They represent a tiny fraction of our gun violence.
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Rochester’s anti-poverty report: An uninvited skeptic’s review
“I worry that the final recommendations will avoid dealing with the tough issues that decades of studies say have led to this crisis.”
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Is Hillary Clinton ‘qualified’ to be president?
Partisan politics aside, what do we think are the qualifications for president? And does Hillary Clinton have them?
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The US and the refugee crisis
Broad humanitarian response is essential. And yet the more refugees the world takes in, the more we’ll find at our door.
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Waiting for Hillary – and worrying about her chances
Many voters want someone they can trust. And poll after poll says this is Hillary Clinton’s biggest handicap.
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‘Not my problem’: reactions to the shootings
Yes, there’s a ‘morality problem.’ But why are so many people in a few neighborhoods involved in violence and other illegal activity?
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Now will we act?
Once again, gunfire disrupts a Rochester neighborhood. This time, three young men are dead. More outrage, more vigils, more calls to “do something.” Will we finally follow through?
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The photonics mess
The fight over the photonics institute’s headquarters is not about real estate. It is about power, leadership, and process.
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What I’ve been learning from the great Fox debate
The Republican candidates are angry people. But voters are angry, too – and not just conservative and Republican voters.
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Seligman’s very big plan for the very big deal
The University of Rochester president has done what too many community leaders have failed to do over the years.
