Unfair fare?How much of the costs of building and operating mass transit should NYC bus & subway riders bear? More, it appears, but without any debate of the policy alternatives the MTA tells us [1] via Newsday. MTA staff proposes a 6.5% fare increase [2] Why not an increase in state/city funding instead?
Economic Integration?The hostility of the Supreme Court to racial integration has stirred enthusiasm for an alternative: economic integration – now advocated by John Edwards [3] builds on the work of The Century Fund’s [4] Rick Kahlenberg [5].
Breslin’s Best Ever I think all this impeachment talk is a waste of time. Progressives have the smallest of edges in Congress (non-existent in the Senate). But, if you want to read the best case ever for impeaching President Bush, read Jimmy Breslin’s column here [6]
Phantom Voters? In NY State, incarcerated prisoners (who, pre-prison, largely resided in NYC) are counted for district-setting purposes as residents of the (mostly rural) districts in which NYS prisons are located (but, of course, they don’t actually get to vote). Monday’s NY Times [7] notes that 16 districts get this artificially boosted head-count. Based on a report [8] from the Prison Policy Initiative [9]. Those of us interested fair elections and voting for state legislators should pay special attention.
Swooning Over Susan Many New Yorkers of a certain age, as I am, grew up with crushes on the writing, repartee, and appearance of Susan Sontag. Elliott Weinberger gives voice to my affection for her in Notes on Susan [10] a review of a new collection of her stuff.
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[1] http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyfare235304310jul23,0,3901228.story?coll=ny-nynews-print
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/nyregion/25fare.html
[3] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/22/AR2007072200879.html?referrer=email
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[6] http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nybres225303032jul22,0,877382.story?track=mostemailedlink
[7] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/opinion/23mon3.html
[8] http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/nycounties/
[9] http://www.prisonpolicy.org/
[10] http://www.nybooks.com/articles/20494
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