Shelter and humanitarian support are being offered for about 50 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard last week in what critics call a political stunt by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Governor Charlie Baker activated 125 members of the Massachusetts National Guard as part of the state’s emergency response plan. DeSantis’ maneuver is part of a larger move by Republican critics of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies hoping to target so-called sanctuary states. Locals have largely reacted with open arms. For analysis, we speak with Elora Mukherjee of Columbia Law School, where she runs the immigrants’ rights clinic.
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is giving a virtual talk Wednesday night for Berkshire OLLI – the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Cummings, a former chair...
We speak with the longtime head of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism in the Adirondacks, Jim McKenna, who will retire in April after...
Republicans gathered in Charlotte and Washington last week to nominate President Donald Trump for a second term. Thursday night at a highly unusual White...