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A fruit vendor on the street.

September 7, 2023

Fruit Vendors in New York Are Fighting for Their Livelihoods

"We are women working by ourselves. We fight. It’s not a big business. This is just one tiny cart. We came from our countries, from poverty. I pay taxes. I have a daughter born here. Why can’t you just let us work?” 

Multiple rolls of hundred dollar bills

February 19, 2023

NYC Starts $75 million Loan Fund for Small Businesses

The fund is designed for businesses rebuilding after the pandemic and new and growing businesses with a focus on those in low- and moderate-income communities.

February 1, 2023

Opinion: Can Journalists Use Illegally Hacked Data?

(BE’ER SHEVA, Israel) — Logging onto the website Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDOS), my eyes were drawn to the only […]

January 13, 2023

The Wisdom of the Cat: Rehab According to the Pre-Domesticated Feline

(REDMOND, Wash.) — At the far end of an unremarkable strip mall in downtown Redmond, Wash., past an Irish pub, […]

Inglewood Oil Field

December 19, 2022

Los Angeles City Council To Phase Out Oil Drilling

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban the drilling of new oil and gas wells and will eventually shut down production of the drills currently in use. This ban comes after county residents in marginalized communities surrounding the area voiced concerns about the effects of oil drilling on their health. Activist groups and advocates for a healthier environment like Stand-LA, an acronym for Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling, and Black Women for Wellness, a Stand-LA coalition member, have led the charge.