Columbia University Obtains Eminent Domain Land Grab In Harlem

Richard Cooper 11 months ago Region: New York

As reported in my alma mater Columbia University's newspaper http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2008/12/18/mville-expansion-clears-last-major-hurdle-state-approves-eminent-domain-0, the Empire State Development Corporation (... more

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Forced Labor For Elderly Eminent Domain Protesters In China

Richard Cooper a year ago Region: New York

Two elderly women in Beijing, China named Wu Dianyuan and Wang Xiuying have been sentenced to a year of “re-education through labor" for the "crime" of applying for a permit to protest during the Olympics.  Acco... more

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Spitzer's Economic Development Czar Steps Down

Richard Cooper a year ago Region: New York

Avi Schick, the appointee of former New York governor Spitzer as president of the New York State Empire State Development Corporation, has stepped down.  (New York Times, May 20, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/... more

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Columbia University Eminent Domain In Harlem Condemned By Libertarian Alumni

Richard Cooper 2 years ago Region: New York

Columbia University Eminent Domain In Harlem Condemned By Libertarian Alumni   Columbia University president Lee Bollinger’s plan to use eminent domain to obtain land for a new campus in the Manhattanville sec... more

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NY Governor Dubs Politicians Bloodsuckers

Richard Cooper a year ago Region: New York

Democratic New York Governor David Paterson described politicians as bloodsuckers.  Democratic and Republican state legislative leaders and their minions have been squealing like stuck pigs. Paterson is correct ... more

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