Beating up on Democrats and in particular President Obama has been their new brand of in-your- face politics. It is the antics of a party out of touch with today's political reality and the absent-minded nostalgia of its fossilized white male-dominated club. more>

Mayor Bloomberg may just have bought a new torrid term in office while the Council ignored and rendered irrelevant the “will of the voters,” opines the author. He adds, however, there is still a way to reverse what he deems are the unfortunate outcomes. more>

Interfaith Medical Center. Brookdale Hospital. Wyckoff Hospital. St. Mary's Hospital. Kingsbrook Jewish Hospital. What do they all have in common? They're failing – fast. And as they rapidly continue on a path to complete non-performance and financial chaos, the Brooklyn community – especially the African and Caribbean-American communities – are suffering. more>

As thousands of Brooklynites face the very bleak prospect of losing their homes this year, a recent report pointed out that “Black and Hispanic borrowers were far more likely to be steered into high-cost subprime loans than other borrowers.” more>

“I am a skeptic when it comes to a bunch of people, who are now so far removed from the grind that the vast majority of people from the Caribbean face each and every day, getting together and discussing some very high-falutin topics that supposedly impact the region and the Diaspora,” says the author about the upcoming “Conference on the Caribbean.” more>

In response to the revelations that four Caribbean immigrants conspired to blow up the fuel farm and pipelines at JFK International Airport, the Caribbean-American community expresses doubt that the men had the intelligence, skills, or materials required to follow through on the attack. more>

The author alleges that government officials and advocacy groups are not turning to the most important source to shape immigration reform – immigrants themselves. more>

The growing fiscal crises in New York City and New York State spell hard times for the poor. more>