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Jennifer Lawrence is a member of the Board of Directors of Represent.Us, the bipartisan organization that put together the Unrig the System Summit in New Orleans. Eagle photos by Paula Katinas

Unrig the System movement spreads nationwide

February 9 | By Paula Katinas

A week after the first-ever Unrig the System Summit ended, organizers...

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Brooklyn made its presence felt at the first-ever Unrig the System...

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Jennifer Lawrence discusses how to ‘Unrig the System’

February 5 | By Paula Katinas

The current political system in which Democrats and Republicans fight like cats...

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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, pictured speaking at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on Dec. 15 about efforts to reduce violent crime, also issued a memo to top federal prosecutors on the importance of prosecuting marijuana cases. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

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January 24 | By Paula Katinas

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Former congress member Michael Grimm is now trying to distance himself from his controversial political ally, Steve Bannon. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Grimm denounces Bannon over anti-Trump book

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December 26 | By Paula Katinas

One of President Trump’s fiercest critics in Congress now occupies the...

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December 18 | By Paula Katinas

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Keeping history alive in revival of key retail blocks of Montague Street: "What we really want," said Calfa brothers," is the Brooklyn Women's Exchange..."

Friday, July 1, 2022

CITY OF WATER DAY IN GOWANUS: A set of events centered around the Gowanus Canal will be part of the 15th annual City of Water Day coming to New York and New Jersey’s shores on July 16. 

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CENTRAL LAWN REOPENS AT FT. GREENE PARK: The Central Lawn at Fort Greene Park has reopened, just in time for the Fourth of July, but with different rules in two sections of the lawn.

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CAFFEINE APP FOR MOVIE SERIES: “Summer Movies Under the Stars,” hosted at Fort Greene Park in July and then in Prospect Park in August, will have a new Brooklyn-born culinary feature for coffee aficionados. 

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— Helen Klein, opening remarks in a remembrance of Buddy Scotto, at the recent renaming of a Carroll Gardens Street

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Could humans live through another ice age? Probably. But like the frog in the frying pan, they may have more trouble with the man-made,  incremental warming of oceans and the LOSS of ice in glaciers.

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“In a bold move against a recent Supreme Court d “In a bold move against a recent Supreme Court decision striking down New York Pistol & Rifle Association v. Bruen, Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Senate passed a series of reforms, the most sweeping in recent years, to address a sharp increase in gun violence across the country. State Senator Andrew Gounardes spoke with the Eagle and mentioned that the Bruen decision indicates the “just cause” or “may issue” doctrines that many states use to regulate firearm licensing are considered too subjective for the Supreme Court, but change requires reform “driven by federal legislation” for significant impact.” Read the rest of our “State Senate Passes Sweeping Gun License Legislation, Gounardes and other Dems Strike Back Against SCOTUS” article, which is linked in our bio.
“New York Democrats are considering enshrining a “New York Democrats are considering enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, possibly as part of a broader amendment that would also prohibit discrimination based on gender expression. Lawmakers held a special legislative session Thursday that Gov. Kathy Hochul called primarily to pass an emergency overhaul of the state’s gun permitting rules after they were struck down by a Supreme Court ruling.” Read the rest of our “NY faces calls to enshrine abortion rights in constitution” article, which is linked in our bio.
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