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Jimmy Breslin knew Trump was a bigot before the rest of America did

In his new book "Real Irish New York," Dermot McEvoy recounts when journalist Jimmy Breslin "called out Trump for what he was then and what he is today—a moral coward." I see the Arsonist-in-Chief is trying to throw a little gasoline on …

Joseph Ferris, former Park Slope Assemblyman and reformer, dies at 85

Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City Joseph Ferris, who served in the Assembly from 1975 to 1984, died June 20 at 85-years-old from COVID-19, according to his son Joseph Ferris Jr.  …

Pete Hamill on Jimmy Breslin and the heralded world of beat reporters

There was a time when every great American city had a great American newspaper. "City Room was the room where all the reporters had a desk," said Pete Hamill, who's worked for decades in city rooms around Manhattan. "They'd all be in …

US should brace for the next wave of Irish emigrants post-COVID

More young Irish will be heading for the US in the next few years in a new wave of emigration. It happened in the early 1980s when our economy was stagnant and unemployment soared.  It happened again in the years after the property crash in 2008 when we …

What would unapologetic Catholic radical Dorothy Day do?

For better or worse, it’s not the first time things have felt that way. Dorothy Day -- unapologetic radical, and as of last month, a step closer to becoming an actual saint -- could tell you all about that. One of the most famous Catholics in American …

Calls for action to suspend deportation order against Irish political prisoner

A bipartisan group of House members from New York and New Jersey have written a letter to the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, asking for the suspension of a deportation order against Irish political prisoner Malachy …

Padraig Pearse foresaw Trump’s America in his poem “The Rebel”

"Beware!" Irish revolutionary Padraig Pearse wrote more than 100 years ago. Padraig Pearse was the face and voice of the Easter Rising. He wrote the Proclamation, which is much more liberal than the U.S. Declaration of Independence. In it, he …

Trump’s American carnage comes home to roost

The theme of President Trump’s inaugural address in 2017 was American carnage, a warning that poverty, drugs, crime, and a lack of education were issues that must be addressed, or America faced perdition. Once in power, Trump adopted a very different …

Unbridgeable social division - Troubles lawlessness have come to Trump's America

One side had the power of the laws because they wrote them, the other side was subject to the laws because they were under them. That kind of imbalance was always going to blow up and that's where we are now in America. I left Belfast for the last time …

From 2008: Newspaper man Jimmy Breslin

GREAT SPORTING READS: Literature and sport go together — very occasionally

South African Gordon Forbes published ‘A Handful of Summers’ in 1978 and, from its lyrical evocation of green Wimbledon grass at the beginning to its wistful downbeat ending, it does what great literature does, it evokes time and place with unerring skill. …

No More Bullsh*t: Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill

Growing up Irish-Catholic in the Bronx in the 1960s, I was an avid reader of the powerful columns of Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill in the New York newspapers. Passion infused their reports. These guys were extraordinary wordsmiths. They would grab you by …

BRUMMETT ONLINE: Jimmy Breslin and me

A gripping new documentary on HBO about the sadly bygone era of great street-reporting newspaper columnists in New York City forced me to recall a time when I blew the story. On the morning of July 21, 1993, The Washington Post carried an eerily sketchy …

How Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill defined their own times and challenge our current one

Here's a top piece of journalistic advice: get off your butt. Chase the story. Go wherever it leads. Show no fear or favor. Then tell the public what you have found. If ever there were two reporters who understood this career-making advice in their …

Poets of print: Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill More Moe In his lively book on the Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago journalist Rick Kogan noted there was a time when poets wrote for newspapers. Kogan, who has a poet’s soul himself, didn’t mean they wrote verse. He was referring to a kind of …

Documentary celebrates legendary NYC columnist Jimmy Breslin

Please enable Javascript to watch this video MIDTOWN MANHATTAN — When newspapers were king, they were giants. Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill are the subject of HBO documentary "Deadline Artists." “It was always the story, the energy, meeting …

Documentary details Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s tabloid rivalry

Anyone who has ever enjoyed reading a newspaper will love “Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists,” airing Monday on HBO. The documentary, about columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill, follows their friendship and rivalry as the two biggest stars of New …

HBO to premiere documentary on New York city’s greatest newspapermen, Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill

“Once there was another city here, now it is gone—the Lost City of New York.” —Pete Hamill In the New York of my youth, circa 1967 B.I. (Before Internet), it was the habit to pick up the New York Post on the way home from school or work and go out at 8 p.m …

What Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill Can Still Teach a New Generation of Journalists (Guest Blog)

What Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill Can Still Teach a New Generation of Journalists (Guest Blog) It’s been quite a week for the fourth estate, or the enemy of the people, depending on your viewpoint. Most notably, BuzzFeed has had a bipolar ride and NBC’s …

Grain Cleaning Equipment Market 2020 Global Share, Trend And Opportunities Forecast To 2025

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LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RET) KATHRYN POYNTON JOINS NATIONAL VETERAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S (NVBDC) ADVISORY BOARD

Over 32 years of military service and career experiences, Kathy's skills and lifetime achievements bring an inspiring perspective to the NVBDC Advisory Board. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES, July 7, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- National …

Male Baldwin Park Officer Files Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Lawsuit Against Male Supervisor

The City and police department have a long-standing history and culture of retaliation against officers who file complaints against supervisors BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, July 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A Baldwin Park officer is …

Weiner & Lasky: Democrats' Senate, WH Hinge on Biden Preempting Predictable Trump Investigations Playbook

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, July 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Former White House Drug Policy Spokesman Robert Weiner and Ben Lasky, senior policy analyst for Robert Weiner Associates and Solutions for Change, have published …

Take a moment to 'Like' @Stop Fighting and Start Voting in Facebook. TGTE Calls for Int'l Support for Referendum

Campaign Video now running globally on social media highlights unresolved conflicts in Hong Kong and freedom struggle of Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka. NEW YORK, USA, July 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- An international educational campaign called …

Black Lives Matter Activist Shaun King Urges Acceleration Academy Grads to Fight Injustice and 'Dream Bigger'

King tells graduates — most of whom are Black or Latino — "You are survivors, you are overcomers. The world is counting on you to be a force for good." UNITED STATES, July 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In an online commencement address …

CBD and the Immune System by: CEO of Phoenix Life Sciences International, Willis Victory

Willis Victory, CEO of Phoenix Life Sciences, dives in on research and information as it pertains to CBD and its ability to boost the human immune system Phoenix Life Sciences International, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:PLSI) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES, July 6, …

House Agriculture Funding Package Provides Tremendous Victories for Animals & Animal Wellness’ Led Enforcement Campaign

House Bill Scheduled for Markup fully funds PAWS Act, Doubles HPA Funding, and Maintains Horse Slaughter Ban WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee released its FY2021 Agriculture …

Agrochemical and Pesticide Market 2020 Global Share, Trend And Opportunities Forecast To 2025

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Dishwasher Detergent market Study 2015-2025 Analysis by size, Share, Segment and Key Players Lemi Shine, Unilever, KAO

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Global Baby Bathtubs Market 2020 Share, Trend, Segmentation And Forecast To 2025

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Iran: Defiant youth target regime's repressive centers, symbols

Defiant youths set fire to the entrances of the regime's centers of repression in several cities PARIS, FRANCE, July 4, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- During the past week, defiant youths set fire to the entrances of the regime's centers of …

Announcement: #FreeIran2020 Global Summit Online, Watch live broadcast: Friday, July 17, 2020

Iran Rising Up for Freedom, Stand With Iranian People and Their organized Resistance, MEK PARIS, FRANCE, July 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Every year, the Iranian Resistance holds its annual Free Iran grand gathering in Paris. Tens of thousands …

Blended Learning Market 2020 Analysis to 2025 – Application, Emerging Trends and Leading Players

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Socrates the Dog Saved by Animal Wellness Action and Foundation from Deportation by Center for Disease Control

Fight to save dog’s life must lead to federal policy change WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, July 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar tweeted a statement from Brian Harrison, HHS Chief of Staff, …

Ultrafast Lasers Market 2020 Global Trend, Segmentation and Opportunities, Forecast 2024

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COVID-19 Impact on Bioinformatics Market Overview, Trend and Forecast to 2024

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The Patented and First Wild Horse Roundup Alternative by WPM is Achieving Successful Results on the Range

A Groundbreaking Alternative to Wild Horse Roundups Launched by WPM of Albuquerque, N.M. is Meeting Their Goals for Humane Hands Free Wild Horse Management ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES, July 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As the manager …

Advanced Airport Technologies Market 2020 Global Trend, Segmentation and Opportunities, Forecast 2024

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Christian Songstress Gretchen Keskeys Strikes a Chord with Patriotic Video for 'God Will See Us Through’

In the midst of a global pandemic and civil unrest, a patriotic music video from Christian singer-songwriter Gretchen Keskeys is inspiring thousands online. NASHVILLE, TN, USA, July 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In the midst of a global pandemic …