Trump Rollbacks

Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed eliminating the so-called "pay to play" rule. The anti-corruption rule prevents private equity firms from buying access to multi-billion-dollar public pension funds. The rule, which has been in place since 2010, was created after a series of political scandals — including in New York.To explain the proposed change and how corruption in the Empire State led to the creation of the rule in the first place, Lucas Willard spoke with Hannah Levintova, a reporter for Mother Jones.

This week was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Some environmental advocates in New York took the opportunity to praise the progress that has been made…