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Did you agree with Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousting?

In the recent episode of Nuance, we discussed the unprecedented situation that unfolded, resulting in the removal of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. This first in US history was triggered by party mate Representative Matthew Gaetz. McCarthy’s short tenure as speaker seemingly started off on the wrong foot by undergoing 15 rounds of voting for confirmation. With Democrats firm in solidarity against McCarthy’s appointment and the Representative’s difficulty finding the same sort of support from his own party, it’s a wonder that he lasted this long. Certainly, the Republicans that spearheaded McCarthy’s ouster were already not fans of his, but...

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Current Events / Podcast

Will you pay to use Twitter?

Elon Musk has made a significant number of changes since buying Twitter. He’s gotten rid of whole teams; changed the verification model to one of pay-to-play; throttled read rates; restricted Tweetdeck to Twitter Blue premium users; gotten rid of the iconic logo and changed the name of the platform from Twitter to X; and allowed users previously banned for terms and conditions violations back on the platform under the guise of championing free speech. This resulted in an increase in hate speech on the platform and was partially responsible for the departure of half of the advertisers. Oh, and made...

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Commentary / Current Events

Can you be pro-immigrant while also acknowledging there is a resource problem?

This week on Nuance we discussed the battle lines being drawn over the migrant crisis in New York City. NYC mayor Eric Adams is being criticized for his recent statements regarding the migrant crisis in New York City. Is Mayor Adams’ candid acknowledgment of the budgetary and resource challenges posed by the influx of the over 100,000 migrants to NYC in the past year inherently anti-immigrant? “Immigration is the New York story. It is the American story. But as I declared nearly a year ago, we are facing an unprecedented state of emergency due to the asylum seeker crisis,” said...

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Current Events / Podcast / Politics

Should migrants who arrive in the U.S. be eligible to work?

As a sanctuary city, New York city has drawn large numbers of migrants seeking refuge. Since last spring, New York city has taken in about 100,000 asylum seekers. An influx that large would put a strain on any city and the Big Apple is reaching its limit. As NYC Mayor Eric Adams put it “Our compassion may be limitless, but our resources are not.“ Sheltering 100,000 people, while compassionate, is still a daunting task that is seeing tent cities being utilized in some cases and people sleeping on the streets in others. Some groups are calling for a fast-track to...

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Government / Podcast

Should police misconduct and use of force data be publicly available?

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has made New York State Police misconduct, discipline, and use-of-force data easily available to the public on their site as a part of their New York Police Transparency Database. They analyzed records and incidents between the years of 2000 and 2020 and made the full dataset publicly available in a searchable and sortable table on their site and downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet. The New York State Police have routinely tried to block the release of this information even though it was supposed to be accessible to the public. What the NYCLU did...