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Nuance with Mike Scala and Jay Carter 0

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...

Nuance with Mike Scala and Jay Carter 0

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...

Pre Arrest Images And Detention Story From An Occupy Wall Street Protestor 0

Current Events / Economics / Government / Take Back America

Pre Arrest Images And Detention Story From An Occupy Wall Street Protestor

Occupy Wall Street protestor Joshua Paul snapped these photos before being arrested with several others, totaling about 100 arrested that day, during the September 24th event in NYC. Joshua spent 12 hours incarcerated for his participation in a peaceful protest. After being released he returned to the event. We came from all places – Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Florida. It was incredible to see how diverse we were and hear where everyone was from. I looked out the window and the rest of #OccupyWallSt was outside, cheering and supporting us. One supporter came to the window, touched his heart...

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Current Events / Government / Politics / Take Back America

Police Aggression Against Peaceful Protesters During Union Square Occupy Wall Street Protest

While on a peaceful march near Union Square in downtown Manhattan, multiple female protestors were penned up in the street by orange mesh baricade, then maliciously maced.   The Occupy Wall Street protest continues in Union Square at the time of this posting. At least 80 people have been arrested. During the height of the tension police took an aggressive posture against peaceful protesters in Union Square. Earlier there seem to be a mainstream media black out on the protests that started on Wall Street and have been going on since September 17th. However a few outlets have posting articles...

LIVE FEED: Protest In Liberty Square NYC, Police Getting Violent #OccupyWallStreet 4

Assault On America / Evil / Government / Politics

LIVE FEED: Protest In Liberty Square NYC, Police Getting Violent #OccupyWallStreet

Watch live streaming video from globalrevolution at livestream.com LIVE FEED: Protest In Liberty Square NYC, Police Getting Violent #OccupyWallStreet The feed goes in and out but they are working to keep broadcasting. The previous media team got arrested. Spread The Word! Live Real Time Twitter Feed Additional:https://occupywallst.org/http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/occupywallstreet#.Tn4-A099-ZMhttp://october2011.org/http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Jaylon CarterJaylon Carter is a blogger, social media marketing consultant, former Congressional Campaign Media & Communications Director, national labor union vice block leader, and a Hip Hop artist who performs under the stage name Timid (@timidmc). www.IndiePundit.com