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May I Have More, Please?
by Bjarni Thoroddsson and Jia-Jia Zhu This past weekend was the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, and several hundred attendees made their centerpoint a march with AQE, Citizen Action, and New York Communities for Change
Read More »The Buffalo News Speaks Up
Earlier this week, The Buffalo News joined the majority of New Yorkers in calling for voter-owned publicly financed elections. The last line of their editorial, I found to be, especially helpful in understanding why
Read More »While Congressional Republicans Play Games, Citizen Action Publishes a Roadmap for a Pro-Consumer Health System
Yesterday, the party of NO, now in control of the House of Representatives, staged a vote to repeal the new health care reform law signed by the President in March; the repeal passed 245-189
Read More »This Haitian Experience
By Gladys Alley, Organizer and Friend of Citizen Action “You will not be forsaken.” U.S. President Barack Obama to Haiti after the Earthquake NIGHTMARE? I wish the earthquake was indeed a nightmare. I could forgive
Read More »One View of the Arizona Tragedy
by Rosemary Rivera, Organizing Director The tragedy that occurred this past Saturday in Arizona left me dumbfounded but not surprised. Last summer, I worked in Florida on the health care campaign and came face
Read More »Bill Bradley Joins New Yorkers In Support of Public Financing of Elections
by Jessica Wisneski, Legislative Director In a Daily News Op-Ed, former New York Knick and New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley calls on Governor-Elect Cuomo to get real about reform and to push hard on implementing
Read More »We Endorse Susan Savage
Susan Savage is running for State Senate in the 44th District. You can find out more information about Susan at her campaign site: www.susansavageforsenate.com Here are pictures and the video from the press conference
Read More »Donovan Again Betrays Ethics and Wall Street Reforms
Albany, NY - Proving his talk about wanting to reform Albany is nothing more than a political campaign slogan, Republican Dan Donovan tonight once again demonstrated that he's unwilling to support meaningful reforms, regardless
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