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An open area on the westside of Washington Square Park surrounded by trees. People congregate around Extinction Rebellion NYC tables and banners.

Climate activists hold environmental justice festival in Washington Square Park

Extinction Rebellion NYC held an Earth Day festival in the park, calling on corporations and the government to act against the fossil fuel industry.
Ally Dickson, Contributing Writer April 25, 2022

Extinction Rebellion NYC, an organization that advocates for climate justice via civil disobedience, hosted an art and music festival in Washington Square Park from April 19-22...

The Unintended Costs of Obama’s Presidential Power Expansion

The Unintended Costs of Obama’s Presidential Power Expansion

Mack DeGeurin, Contributing Writer January 31, 2017
While Obama’s decision to rely on executive orders during a gridlocked Congress may have led to successful policy measures, his actions have in effect paved the way and set the precedent for a vast and dangerous overreach of executive power by President Trump.
We Must Move Beyond #SanctuaryCampus

We Must Move Beyond #SanctuaryCampus

WSN Editorial Board November 21, 2016
Instating programs like these would allow students to receive the support they need in the face of potential federal persecution.
Feds Shouldn’t Attack North Carolina’s Wallet

Feds Shouldn’t Attack North Carolina’s Wallet

Aparna Alankar, Contributing Writer April 5, 2016
Withholding or even threatening to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds is not an appropriate response to a law passed by an elected state government, no matter how deplorable.
U.S. should fight climate change on local level

U.S. should fight climate change on local level

October 30, 2013
Given the gridlock in Washington, the most effective way for the US to enact productive environmental legislation to combat climate change is by embracing local initiatives and state-level programs.