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NYT Ignores Two-Year House Arrest of Lawyer Who Took on Big Oil
Donziger’s persecution by Chevron is happening in the Times’ own backyard, but the paper has ignored this high-profile case...

James Baratta
Jul 2, 20215 min read


Puerto Rican Migration to the Continental United States in the 20th Century
Puerto Ricans are United States citizens. Yet, they have been consistently disparaged by their fellow citizens and treated as foreigners.

James Baratta
Jun 4, 20214 min read


Discrimination and the accessibility of affordable housing
ITHACA N.Y. — Even as affordable housing projects in the City of Ithaca continue to be built, and human services agencies do their best...

James Baratta
May 16, 202111 min read


Politicizing the “Border Crisis” Prevents Progress
Reporting by national corporate media has remained at the surface of these complex issues...

James Baratta
May 10, 202117 min read


AIDS Through the Decades
"My Uncle Willie, if he had lived another year, he probably would still be alive today because of the meds"

James Baratta
Apr 18, 20211 min read


Digging in the Dirt
While declining newsroom budgets have taken their toll on resources for investigative journalism, savvy media outlets still recognize...

James Baratta
Apr 18, 20213 min read


FLEFF Voices Heard ‘Round the World
The coronavirus pandemic moved the 24th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) entirely online — a move that has allowed...

James Baratta
Apr 13, 20212 min read


Nonprofit "No Más Lágrimas" running free youth movie nights, other engagement opportunities
ITHACA, N.Y. — No Más Lágrimas, or No More Tears (NML) Voices of Youth initiative is creating enrichment opportunities for young people...

James Baratta
Apr 13, 20213 min read


When Winter and COVID-19 Hit, Housing Insecure Ithacans Bore the Brunt of it
ITHACA, N.Y. — As the end of the Code Blue period approaches, officials said people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness...

James Baratta
Apr 5, 20218 min read


RAW FROM THE SAW – ALBUM REVIEW: EPOCHS BY DEREK POPE
Oakland native and musician Derek Pope (also referred to as “the Pope”) has crafted an out-of-this-world sound that knows no bounds...

James Baratta
Mar 30, 20213 min read


BLOG: Centrism's Dismissal of the Climate Crisis
The collective coverage of Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and the election race in 2019 reflected biased assumptions on...

James Baratta
Mar 24, 20215 min read


Layoffs at Ithaca College are forcing people out of academia (and out of town)
Without transparency from the administration, distrust may persist between community members and the APPIC...

James Baratta
Mar 14, 202113 min read


Crisis Outreach Center opens in downtown Ithaca
Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources (OAR) of Ithaca signed a lease Thursday to establish a Crisis Outreach Center downtown. This...

James Baratta
Feb 5, 20211 min read


Public Safety Reimagined?
Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca have called upon community members, civil servants and local officials to envision...

James Baratta
Jan 21, 202116 min read


Police Reform 2020: Community Voices public forums elicit criticism from the community
Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca have been working with the Center for Policing Equity to gather feedback from local residents...

James Baratta
Dec 7, 20206 min read


Some old, some new: ribbon cutting celebrates new spaces for downtown businesses
ITHACA, N.Y. — Representatives from the City of Ithaca, Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) and Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce celebrated...

James Baratta
Dec 7, 20203 min read


IC Students for Labor Action and Community Allies Rally to #OpenTheBooks
A concerned group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community allies gathered at the Ithaca College entrance Friday to...

James Baratta
Dec 7, 20205 min read


Police Reform 2020: Local officials kick-off 'Community Voices Public Forums' series
Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca debuted the “Community Voices Public Forums” series Friday as part of their Reimagining Public...

James Baratta
Nov 10, 20206 min read


Curating a Critical Eye
“For me, scientific racism is re-centering the racism on the impact rather [than] the intention..."

James Baratta
Oct 8, 20203 min read


From Another Era
Before being moved to South Hill, Ithaca College enjoyed a rich history in the city’s downtown.

James Baratta
Sep 29, 20202 min read
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