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Trying to light a fire under the public and our public officials, I’ve advocated declaring war on global warming, sought the clergy’s moral leadership, pressed the urgency of protecting a livable environment for the poor and minorities as well as the wealthy, and described the earth’s reaction to our failure to protect it.
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Courtesy of Dr. Amy Bass/The finals of the U.S. Open this year presented an interesting tutorial on our inability to predict what people will care about in sports.
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So, here we are, at the start of another academic year across the largest public higher education system — the State University of New York — facing the continued threats posed by a global pandemic. COVID isn’t done with us; not by a long shot.
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If last weekend in college football had a title, it would be Reality Check. An alternative title would be, Time to Freshen Up that Resume. That’s because several teams received a cold dose of truth as they either underperformed or, as some might suggest, revealed their true self, and certainly the gap between where they are and where their fans assumed they might be.
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I called recently for religious voices on climate change to ring out more strongly. I’m not alone.
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For many years, New York’s campaign finance laws have been mocked. Appropriately so.
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The new Texas anti-abortion law is certainly a travesty for women and those who support choice. But it does pose an interesting potential counter-punch.
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The pandemic has made clear how lucky those of us are, who have been able to shelter in nature and work from home. But the realization of my good fortune dates back much further than the Covid virus and March 2020 when we, and many people we know, left New York City for the country.
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Let's lend an ear to what our listeners have to say. Here are this week's highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line.
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100,000 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases every day – a milestone we last exceeded over the winter and had optimistically thought was behind us.
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As you may realize if you’ve been watching the US Open tennis tournament, individual matches can take a long time. Especially five-set matches on the men’s side, which can make a baseball game feel like blink of the eye.
