Affordable housing for everyone. Now, some latino advocates think the mayors speech marks significant progress on some key issues affecting latinos, but they also feel there is some room for improvement. Here to highlight some of those issues, daniel altschuler, director of research and Civic Engagement at make the road new york, and natalia aristizabal, the lead organizer at make the road new york. Good to have you both. Let me get your general overall impressions of the mayors state of the city address, daniel you first and then well break it down into specifics. On an overall scheme, in terms of how it relates to latinos and the direction theyre going, what do you think . I think weve seen some really substantial progress on a number of key issues, including workers rights, some portions immigrantintegration initiatives. On the other hand, theres some room for concern on issues Affordable Housing. Okay. Well get to those in a second. Overall thoughts . Very similar to what daniel ju
Like oh pwplbama has said all wars must end its on the scope of the president s war powers and the use of military force. They include the draw down of u. S. Forces and the rise of new groups like isil that threaten regional stability. This past february president obama submitted the proposal if a new force organization targeted at isil. The responsibility of congress in responding to new threats. Whether the nature of new threats like isil require us to rethink traditional conceptions of the war powers and the optimal ways of the powers should be exercised. Were fortunate to be joined by a distinguished panel of experts. Ill introduce the panelists to you and theyll speak in order and after that well have time for questions and answers. I would ask in advance when you have a question please come up to the mike phones to ask your question. First well hear from Lieutenant Colonel. Hes at the department of law at west point. Hes the u. S. Army judge advocate who was deployed to iraq as t
For each new generation of Americans, upward financial mobility appears to be increasingly elusive. According to a study from Stanford University, Americans born in 1945 had a 90% likelihood of out-earning their parents. However, due to several macroeconomic factors, those chances have fallen considerably in the decades since. Now, the millennial generation may be the […]