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After Decades Of Waning Influence, NYC Democratic Political Clubs Are Relishing The (Zoom) Spotlight March 4, 2021 2:52 p.m.
In late January, the members of the Four Freedoms Democratic Club, a neighborhood political group on the Upper East Side, gathered on Zoom to interview two candidates for Manhattan Borough President: Mark Levine and Ben Kallos.
Mike Shatzkin, 73, a semi-retired book publishing consultant, admired both men, who are popular City Council members in their last term. But pressed to choose just one, he planned to pick Levine. Then, something unexpected happened. After answering a battery of questions, Kallos had one of his own. He wanted to ask the club members for their wishlist.
Policy Group Calls for Public-Private Cyber-Defense Program
The proposed National Cyber Response Network would link federal agencies, companies, and local governments, allowing collaboration during a cyberattack.
Creating plausible scenarios of cyberattacks launched by nations such as China or Iran, or by domestic terrorists and hacktivists, a policy group has concluded that too many roadblocks hinder the effective response to a major attack on US government agencies or private industry.
In a report published last week, the New York Cyber Task Force (NYCTF) a group of policy makers, private industry, and consultants recommended that the United States create a National Cyber Response Network, linking together existing government and industry groups into collaborative network that could speed response to any attack. The task force, sponsored by Columbia University s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), brings together government cyber experts, policymakers, and p
NEW YORK As US President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package works its way through Congress, former treasury secretary Lawrence Summers (a Democrat) and many Republicans argue that the plan is too big. But perhaps a more important question is whether the United States is falling into a “stimulus trap”, and, if so, how to get out of it.
Visitors wearing masks are seen at the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing, China on Oct 31, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Emily Hayes recalled joining what she described as a flash mob of dancers on her way back to a hotel from dinner. She remembered climbing the Great Wall outside Beijing and learning what kind of dishes her guides cooked at home.
But as a journalist, Hayes, a recent graduate of American University s political journalism and public affairs graduate program, said her 2019 China trip has broadened her worldview and has helped enhance her international reporting, especially regarding China. Wording really matters, and having a global mindset from traveling and experiencing the culture yourself, so that you are better able to understand the policies, where the people are coming from, have empathies and choose your words wisely when you are writing. It s an experience that really humanizes the people in the country that is not always covered in the pres