‘No Time to Lose for Climate Action’: Atmospheric CO2 Continued to Rise in 2020 Despite Covid-19 Lockdowns
The Covid-19 pandemic provoked a global economic slowdown that led to a slight reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, but this year's drop "has had no measurable impact on" the ongoing buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. That's according to a...
Is Climate-Related Financial Regulation Coming Under Biden? Wall Street Is Betting on It
The White House may not be preparing to transition to a Biden administration, but Wall Street is. While President Trump and other Republican leaders continue to dispute the election results, the financial sector is moving ahead with plans to begin the transition to a...
As Stimulus Runs Out, 56% of US Households Are Worried About Affording Food
More than half of households in the United States are not “very confident” that they can afford to put food on the table as the holidays approach, according to federal Census data. Meanwhile, what remains of federal pandemic relief programs is set to expire...
Ever-Growing Millions of Americans Face Eviction and Hunger. Will Congress Act?
Back in May, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act. It was aimed at delivering trillions of dollars of additional federal funds to support health care systems, unemployment benefits, housing assistance, nutritional programs, as well...
Setting our expectations for the COVID vaccine
IN JANUARY, when scientists in China released the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus, researchers around the world began the race to develop a vaccine. The press followed along: Updates on tiny, incremental advances in the clinical trial process—largely...
Foreign Correspondent: The Upcoming Fights Over COVID-19 Vaccines
In recent days, two U.S. pharmaceutical companies announced that their COVID-19 vaccines could be available by December. U.S.-based Pfizer, who partnered with the German-based BioNTech, said it has a 95 percent success rate during clinical trials....
What Kyle Rittenhouse’s $2 Million Fundraiser Reveals About the Unequal System of Justice in America
On Friday, Cynthia Green stood outside a grassy field at a folding table, selling french fries, corn fritters, and rib sandwiches to try and raise enough money to bury her 18-year-old son, who had been shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy in Cocoa, Florida, one week...
As Biden Taps Blinken as Secretary of State, Critics Denounce Support for Invasions of Iraq and Libya
With the upper ranks of President-elect Joe Biden's foreign policy team beginning to take shape after new reporting indicated he plans to nominate long-time adviser Antony Blinken as secretary of state, progressives raised alarm over Blinken's support for...
‘Iran in the Crosshairs?’ Reports of Secret Meeting Between Netanyahu, MbS, and Pompeo Spark Fears of War Plot
The alarming possibility of a military attack on Iran—a nation that has long been in the sights of war hawks in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel—was immediately invoked by foreign policy analysts Monday following reports that Israeli Prime...
Student Work
“Home is Here” Documentary by PCIM Intern Julien Sobel
“Home is Here” explores the life of Dolores, an undocumented farmworker in Upstate New York, as she talks about her experiences, her struggles, and the work she is doing to help others in situations similar to hers. The 26-minute documentary broadcasted...
Internship: Madison Fernandez at The Ithaca Voice
Madison Fernandez '21 (Journalism) has been working with The Ithaca Voice, where she's been pitching and writing lots of stories—around 40 her first month. Her favorites covered the new Odyssey Bookstore, where she conducted her first socially-distanced in-person...
The Indy Brief
Vaccines and Immigration
November 16, 2020 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief. Subscribe for a weekly selection of news stories from journalists operating outside traditional corporate systems. Subscribe The Headlines Upcoming Events Unpacking...
Approaching the Election
October 30, 2020 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief, a weekly selection of news stories from journalism outlets operating outside traditional corporate systems and news organizations. The Headlines The Izzy Award Watch...
PCIM Exclusives
‘2016 Was Not A Fluke’ — Unpacking Election 2020
The Park Center for Independent Media hosted a panel discussion on the results of election 2020, featuring Ithaca College-affiliated speakers who are experts in politics, media, and culture. The conversation tackled the issues that influenced the presidential race,...
Election 2020: Why Trump Lost But Trumpism Didn’t
By Raza Rumi The November election in the United States took place under most extraordinary circumstances. A deadly pandemic, historic levels of unemployment, massive protests against racism and deep polarization defined the context within which the electoral battle...
Commentary: Why Election 2020 Could Be a Turning Point In The History of United States
by Raza Rumi* On November 3, 2020, Americans will elect their next president, but this is not the traditional electoral contest. In many ways, this race will determine the political direction of the country. American voters are confronted with the choice of advancing...
Facebook Tuned its Algorithm to Hinder Progressive Outlets
In late 2017, Facebook executives were briefed on major changes to the platform’s News Feed—the code that determines which of innumerable posts appear when a user views Facebook. The changes would reduce how much news people saw, and therefore decrease outlets’...
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‘2016 Was Not A Fluke’ — Unpacking Election 2020
The Park Center for Independent Media hosted a panel discussion on the results of election 2020, featuring Ithaca College-affiliated speakers who are experts in politics, media, and culture. The conversation tackled the issues that influenced the presidential race,...
Election 2020: Why Trump Lost But Trumpism Didn’t
By Raza Rumi The November election in the United States took place under most extraordinary circumstances. A deadly pandemic, historic levels of unemployment, massive protests against racism and deep polarization defined the context within which the electoral battle...
Unpacking Election 2020: A Panel Discussion on Nov 18
The Park Center for Independent Media is hosting a panel discussion following the results of election 2020 on Wednesday, November 18, at 7–8:30 p.m. This election yielded record turnout and confirmed the deep polarization among American voters. Our panelists will...