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August 25, 2023

Should migrants who arrive in the U.S. be eligible to work?

As a sanctuary city, New York city has drawn large numbers of migrants seeking refuge. Since last spring, New York city has taken in about 100,000 asylum seekers. An influx that large would put a strain on any city and the Big Apple is reaching its limit. As NYC Mayor Eric Adams put it “Our compassion may be limitless, but our resources are not.“ Sheltering 100,000 people, while compassionate, is still a daunting task that is seeing tent cities being utilized in some cases and people sleeping on the streets in others. Some groups are calling for a fast-track to...

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Government / Podcast

August 20, 2023

Should police misconduct and use of force data be publicly available?

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has made New York State Police misconduct, discipline, and use-of-force data easily available to the public on their site as a part of their New York Police Transparency Database. They analyzed records and incidents between the years of 2000 and 2020 and made the full dataset publicly available in a searchable and sortable table on their site and downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet. The New York State Police have routinely tried to block the release of this information even though it was supposed to be accessible to the public. What the NYCLU did...

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Podcast

March 28, 2018

Best Podcast Ever – Internet Free Speech

Should Facebook be considered a quasi-public space? Mike Scala and Jaylon Carter discuss the extent to which free speech should apply on ubiquitous Web sites and consider how our understanding of constitutional rights may change in today’s social media dominated world. Listen and subscribe on iTunes | Podcasts.com | Spreaker Jaylon CarterJaylon Carter is a blogger, social media marketing consultant, former Congressional Campaign Media & Communications Director, national labor union vice block leader, and a Hip Hop artist who performs under the stage name Timid (@timidmc). www.IndiePundit.com

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Podcast

February 19, 2018

Best Podcast Ever – The Gun Talk

In the wake of yet another school shooting, Mike Scala and Jaylon Carter consider what should be done about the gun violence epidemic. Plus, controversy over the Black Panther movie leads to a discussion on hyper-partisanship, political correctness impeding artistic expression and how we got to this stage in our history. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/best-podcast-ever/id1332411513?mt=2 Subscribe to The Best Podcast Ever on iTunes Jaylon CarterJaylon Carter is a blogger, social media marketing consultant, former Congressional Campaign Media & Communications Director, national labor union vice block leader, and a Hip Hop artist who performs under the stage name Timid (@timidmc). www.IndiePundit.com

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Podcast

February 11, 2018

Best Podcast Ever – Rioting Thugs

Mike Scala and Jaylon Carter discuss the extinction of CDs and the future of music consumption, who killed Tupac, Philadelphia riots after the Super Bowl, whether flirting is cheating, red light cameras, the legal implications of restoring voting rights to felons and a neo-Nazi candidate. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/best-podcast-ever/id1332411513?mt=2 Subscribe to The Best Podcast Ever on iTunes Jaylon CarterJaylon Carter is a blogger, social media marketing consultant, former Congressional Campaign Media & Communications Director, national labor union vice block leader, and a Hip Hop artist who performs under the stage name Timid (@timidmc). www.IndiePundit.com