Are There Solutions? Corruption, Cynicism, and Reform Proposals

Are There Solutions? Corruption, Cynicism, and Reform Proposals

Last March Dissent organized, under the leadership of editor Fred Siegel, a round-table discussion on the problems of New York, with emphasis on the possibilities of solutions. We print below a transcript, sharply reduced for reasons of space. The round table was held at the Cooper Union and we wish to thank its vice president, Alan Green, for providing the meeting room. Participants were: Angelo Falcon, Institute for Puerto Rican Policy; Dan Feldman, State Assembly member from Broo...