The Errol Louis Blog

Errol Louis is Political Anchor, NY1 News and host of "Road to City Hall." Send tips & requests for speaking and writing to [email protected] Twitter: @errollouis

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Our pro-segregation progressives

From the fateful moment he agreed to lead the Montgomery bus boycott to the day a racist assassin’s bullet took his life

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Adult talk for the next Council

Barring a string of unlikely upsets or some other cataclysm, we’ll know as soon as Wednesday morning who will

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Congress, time for tough love for Texas

Congress should give Texas the funds it needs for Harvey recovery, but on condition that it finaly implement sensible environmental planning, writes Errol Louis.

Congress should give Texas the funds it needs for Harvey recovery, but on condition that it finaly implement sensible environmental planning, writes Errol Louis.

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Let the NYC monument debate begin

New York isn’t likely to have a quiet, scholarly debate over which public statues and monuments to keep...

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NY1 Democratic primary debate for mayor

Mayor Bill de Blasio and challenger Sal Albanese go head-to-head in the first Democratic primary debate of 2017 at the Symphony Space.

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When insanity can get you killed

When hundreds of demonstrators recently took to the street to protest the police killing of seriously mentally ill

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Bannon's stunningly irresponsible words

The insensitive, inconsistent comments coming from the White House, it seems, are part of a plan to allow white nationalist "clowns" to bait Democrats into complaining about racism instead of fighting for tax and investment policies that help working class Americans, writes Errol Louis.

The insensitive, inconsistent comments coming from the White House, it seems, are part of a plan to allow white nationalist "clowns" to bait Democrats into complaining about racism instead of fighting for tax and investment policies that help working class Americans, writes Errol Louis.

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Vaccines against extremism: Culture and faith

The current public debate over what to do about the surge of murderous, organized racist violence in Virginia remind

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Build affordable housing for the middle class, too

New York is overdue for an adult conversation about how best to fill the gap between the cost of housing and the wages

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Opinion: Trump hires the wedding planner -- to oversee housing program?

Trump's appointment of his son's wedding planner, Lynne Patton, to run the Region II office of the HUD, is a huge and off-putting gamble, writes Errol Louis

Trump's appointment of his son's wedding planner, Lynne Patton, to run the Region II office of the HUD, is a huge and off-putting gamble, writes Errol Louis

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Limousine liberals & all of us

Mayor de Blasio, for whatever reason, has publicly decided to play the role of, literally, a limousine liberal.

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Sessions' startling admission

Jeff Sessions' testimony that he neither received nor requested a classified briefing on the threat posed by Russian forces is dismaying, says Errol Louis.

Jeff Sessions' testimony that he neither received nor requested a classified briefing on the threat posed by Russian forces is dismaying, says Errol Louis.

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How America exposed Watergate

Shortly after President Trump acknowledged firing FBI Director James Comey because of his inquiries...

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GOP's risky delusion about town hall protests

Trump and Republican leaders may pay a price in the midterm elections if they ignore the fears and anger that are bringing crowds out to confront lawmakers.

Trump and Republican leaders may pay a price in the midterm elections if they ignore the fears and anger that are bringing crowds out to confront lawmakers.

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The Louis Letter: What About the Middle Class?

Errol Louis shared his thoughts on the debate over affordable housing and gentrification in The Louis Letter.

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