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EDITORIALS


RISING TIDES AND ONLY A FEW BOATS
Trickle-down economics didn't fail. It worked exactly as it was designed - just not for you.

Lake Effect Change
Jul 53 min read


THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER SMASH-AND-GRAB
When President Trump sued the Treasury Department for $10 billion, the complaint concerned the leak of his tax returns by the IRS to the New York Times. Given that Trump had repeatedly promised to release his tax returns during his initial run for President in 2016, the amount was rather absurd; and further, all presidents since Richard Nixon had released theirs. Judge Kathleen Williams questioned whether there was an actual controversy, since the IRS answers to the President

Lake Effect Change
Jun 25 min read


OP-ED: Grassroots in Perspective
One of the biggest challenges for successful organizing at the grassroots level is to overcome what is known as the collective action problem. In collective action theory public goods are things that, once made available, can be enjoyed by everyone. People cannot be excluded just because they did not contribute. An example is a municipal park. Assuming there is not a fence with a gatekeeper, no one can be excluded from it whether or not they contributed to the costs of provid
chaoscubed
May 134 min read


AARON GIES ENDORSED FOR NY-23
We're Behind Gies - And Here's Why

CM Kaiser
Apr 171 min read


DEEP DIVE INTO BUFFALO'S ICE FACILITY
Here's what's happening in Buffalo's ICE Detention Facility, and what our representatives have to say about it.

CM Kaiser
Feb 185 min read


SAVE AMERICA FROM POLL TAXES
Americans have a right to free and fair elections - here's how the GOP is undermining them under the guise of "safety".

CM Kaiser
Feb 153 min read


A DANGEROUS GAME: NATO AND WAR ON THE LINE
Trump's reckless leadership is putting long-held alliances at risk and turning the world against us - and what our Rep. Langworthy has to say (or not) about it.

Kate Powers
Jan 213 min read


THE ENERGY "CHOICE": ANYTHING BUT ELECTRIC
Representative Langworthy twists himself into knots defending the Energy Choice Act - but it was never about choice or affordability.

CM Kaiser
Jan 133 min read


'AMERICA IS BACK’: OIL, FORCE, AND THE RISK OF RETALIATION
Why U.S. strikes in Venezuela raise alarms about escalation, safety, and erosion of democratic norms.

CM Kaiser
Jan 43 min read


THE FAR-RIGHT AND THE VIOLENT MIGRANT MYTH
The truth about Rep. Langworthy selling fear and ignoring the facts about immigration, the protest movements, and the real impact of ICE in WNY.

Kate Powers
Dec 31, 20254 min read


EPSTEIN TRANSPARENCY DELAYED
How Reps. Langworthy and Tenney repeatedly voted against releasing the Epstein files before ultimately supporting the bill when passage was unavoidable.

Kate Powers
Dec 30, 20254 min read


WNY HEALTHCARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.
Congress members from WNY sold us out on healthcare with their vote. Now our hospitals are in jeopardy.
Instead of working to find a solution, Republican Speaker Johnson sent everyone home.

Kate Powers
Dec 30, 20252 min read
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