Congressman John Mannion has been outspoken in his criticism of the Trump administration’s attempts to concentrate power in the executive branch and skirt or defy Constitutional and legal limits. Mannion has earned our respect by doing so. But he has been oddly silent on one important part of the Trump…

Hands Off rally on April 5th in Syracuse. Photo by Mark Rupert. On Saturday, April 5, millions of people attended more than 1,400 protests around the country and around the world. My Bluesky feed was filled with gorgeous pictures of Americans standing up for democracy.  Here in Syracuse, it was…

I’m deeply concerned about ICE’s recent arrest of Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil. Mr. Khalil is a green card holder who is in this country legally and has not been charged with any crime. He has been detained purely because he exercised constitutionally protected free speech rights in ways…

Sickening mold, bug infestations, malfunctioning heaters, broken toilets, sexual harassment, and much more. These only scratch the surface of the conditions that many Syracuse tenants confront daily. And when tenants push back against the landlords that perpetuate these harms, they often find themselves vulnerable to retaliation, with limited legal protections…

Recently General John Kelley, former Homeland Security Secretary and White House Chief of Staff under President Trump, said that Trump could be described as a “fascist.” But what does that mean? Is just an insult hurled at someone you dislike? Or is there a substantial similarity between Trump’s politics and historical…