MOUNT VERNON, NY — October 2, 2019 — Tech companies have too much power — too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy. Well known anti -trust cases like the breakup of AT&T in the 1980’s, and the breakup of Microsoft in 2000’s, were well founded. Why? Those companies grew by acquiring their competitors, using private information …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
Opportunity Delayed is an Opportunity Denied; Mount Vernon’s Charter Revision 2019: The Urgency is Now!
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — August 26, 2019 — Imagine our municipality of Mount Vernon – a city of some 68,000 people without the capacity to borrow, because it lost its Moody’s ratings due to a failure to complete audited financial statements. That’s a crippling event; and should be ground zero for every tax payer. Imagine that scenario in an economic …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
City Council Vote Exacerbates Mount Vernon’s Problem
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — February 28, 2019 — The Mount Vernon City Council vote of February 27, 2019, overriding Mayor Thomas’ veto, does not fix the problem, it exacerbates it. Here’s why. Even under the duress of time — the rationale given to override the veto — the vote is a highly irresponsible decision by our elected leaders, especially at …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
A Call to Action – Mount Vernon, Sitting on Bankruptcy Row Method to the Madness
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — February 4, 2019 — Seven years ago, I published an article “Sitting on Bankruptcy Row”. At the time, the White House was warned by Fitch Ratings Agency that the U.S. could lose its AAA ratings, if both branches of government (White House and Congress) could not resolve the nation’s looming tax increases and spending cuts in …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
A Method to the Madness
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — August 2, 2018 — Division, distraction, (and no other way to say it) lies are no longer a covert part of the 2018 White House strategy. It’s deliberate misinformation used as a weapon to shock the public into submission, and as a tool to serve “red meat” to the President’s base. What we have is a …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
What Happened in Gaza Was Wrong! Asserts 16th CD Candidate Derickson K. Lawrence
We Are Better Than This As A People Derickson K. Lawrence to Hold Rally on “Delivering Results” and A Peace Agenda MOUNT VERNON, NY — May 14, 2018 — “The violence that took place in Gaza, on May 14th, was both predicted and avoidable,” said Derickson K. Lawrence, candidate for U.S. Congress in NY’s 16th Congressional District. It erupted as the …
Where’s the Accountability?
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
Standing on the Sidelines Is No Longer an Option At a time when our country is actively seeking solutions to the proliferation of deadly violence in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting, we must also have empathy for troubling statistics of deaths in two other shooting categories: deaths by the use of force by police; and hand-gun deaths — …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
Repeal of Media Cross-Ownership Ban, Not “Net Neutrality”, is the Immediate Threat
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — November 30, 2017 —The FCC’s upcoming decision of December 14, 2017 on reversing Net Neutrality has sparked serious concerns and has gained a ton of media attention on yet another reversal of the Obama administration’s signature achievements. What’s not getting enough attention, however, is the FCC decision of November 16, 2017 that has flown under the …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
Remember to Flip the Ballot on November 7
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
2017 Proposed Constitutional Amendments Herein Every 20 years, New Yorkers have the opportunity to vote on whether to hold a constitutional convention as per Section 2, Article 19, of our New York State Constitution. The next vote will be held in two weeks. Sadly, only a hand-full of people are aware of this ballot initiative and its implication. So after …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
A Republican Majority Congress Hobbles its President
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
MOUNT VERNON, NY — August 1, 2017 — If you were not able to turn away from the White House’s constant stream of chaos and madness, during the last week of July 2017, you were not alone. But you would have missed an interesting development not carried in the headlines. Both houses of Congress hobbled President Trump, and it may …
By DERICKSON K. LAWRENCE
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