Puerto Rico is teetering on the edge of a Greece-style financial calamity. The US territory defaulted on its debt payment earlier this month, failing to pay $174 million on the roughly $72 billion it owes lenders. And Rochester’s large Puerto Rican community is extremely concerned; many have family members living on the island. Thousands of […]
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Protesters target Slaughter over refugee vote
Dozens of people spoke out against House Representative Louise Slaughter’s Syrian refugee vote.
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The dirty fight for farmland in Latin America
Even though much of the world’s food supply still comes from small farmers, those same farmers from Honduras to the Philippines increasingly cannot feed their own families, and they’re fighting for survival. A wave of “land-grabbing” has swept across continents over the last 30 years — a phenomenon cited in a 2014 report by the […]
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Pope makes moral appeals to Congress
Pope Francis just wrapped up his address to Congress and instead of excoriating the members over gridlock, economic inequality, and inaction on climate change, he spoke of opportunity and hope. (Text of the speech should be available soon on the Vatican website.) The pope, speaking gently and plainly, called on politicians to work together to […]
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Fate uncertain for workers
If President Obama’s executive action regarding immigration is permanently blocked, large numbers of people, including many in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region, will face deportation, says Wally Ruehle, an attorney with the Legal Aid Society who has worked with many immigrants to stop deportation efforts. Members of Congress should get to know the people […]
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Immigration plan’s winners and losers
People come to the US to escape extreme poverty and violence, said one Upstate New York immigrant farmworker after hearing President Obama’s immigration speech last week. “We’re here to do the right thing and provide food for everyone,” he said. “I didn’t come to this country to produce weapons or smuggle drugs. I produce food.” […]
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All eyes on Ted O’Brien
State Senator Ted O’Brien is not in an easy spot. The first-term Democrat faces a tough re-election bid against Republican Rich Funke, a political newcomer and former anchor for WHEC. And some people are wondering if the race is already influencing O’Brien’s actions. Recently, O’Brien broke sharply from his party on a couple of controversial, […]
