The borough’s arson wave in the 1970s was caused by financial forces and political priorities that continue to hold power in New York City.
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Unhoused soccer players at Montreal tournament say sport changed their lives
MONTREAL — Fabrice Mugabe says his experience playing for team Canada at the Homeless World Cup in Oslo, Norway, last year changed his life and […]
Fascism Is a Scavenger, Not a Hunter: We Can and Must Defend the UK’s Sikhs
The UK is sliding fast. Having seen it play out in multiple countries, there’s a fairly predictable script for how fascist attacks on liberal democracies […]
Editor’s Note: The Difference Between Governing and Campaigning
For more than a year, the “ideas primary” has been simmering beneath the surface of Democratic politics. After Kamala Harris’ disastrous defeat, factions throughout the […]
ICE at the World Cup Is a Threat to Us All
We’re less than a week away from the first match of the FIFA Men’s World Cup, with tensions mounting over the United States’ role as […]
The Member of the Reagan Brass Who Became a Pentagon Critic
When President Ronald Reagan was staffing up the Pentagon for his first term, an obvious choice was the director of defense policy studies at the […]
Trump Holds Event Seated In Wisconsin As Apparent Decline Worsens
The White House won’t admit what is becoming increasingly obvious with each of Trump’s public appearances. The president’s health does not seem to be fine. […]
Trump’s Lawsuit Against The BBC Has Massively Backfired
Trump’s learned from Disney paying off his bogus defamation lawsuit claim that big corporate media could be shaken down for cash, and the threat of […]
Even If Trump’s Ballroom Project Is Illegal, a DOJ Lawyer Says, the Courts Cannot Stop It
Last March, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project is illegal because “no statute comes close to […]
Only Candace Owens Could Prompt MAGA to Acknowledge Russian Disinformation
Far-right podcaster Candace Owens made a surprise trip to Russia this week, where she spoke on a panel at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum […]
The Democratic Party is pushing for more conservative voices — with mixed success
Early in May, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced a slate of endorsements for candidates like Marlene Galán-Woods, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Arizona’s […]
Trump-picked judge refers DOJ attorneys for discipline after scathing rebuke
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump referred Justice Department attorneys to a disciplinary committee Friday after condemning them for misconduct so severe she […]
Vance trying to recapture MAGA’s attention as Trump grows impatient with him: analysis
Vice President JD Vance and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have zeroed in on fraud, but an analyst on Friday revealed what […]
An “ICE Chaser” Describes Being Targeted With Rubber Bullets
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Bovino was eventually removed from […]
Can States Mitigate the Damage From Trump’s New Medicaid Work Requirements?
The Trump administration’s appetite for cruelty and its wanton disregard for wasting taxpayer funds has shown itself again — this time in its proposed regulations […]
Trump’s Justice Department Is Suing Cities and States to Dismantle Gun Laws
This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. Last December, the […]
Capitalists are trying to end community integration for people with disabilities
On multiple fronts, the far right is attacking the well-established legal right of disabled people to be supported to live in their communities instead of […]
Where Pride Won’t Be Happening This Year
Organizers in several cities across the country say they were forced to cancel historic Pride celebrations this month. Groups in several cities, including Tampa, Florida; […]
Christianity is profoundly queer
As Pride Month unfolds, the Trump administration and its allies are ramping up their attacks on LGBTQ+ communities. The Education Department has launched a Title […]
JD Vance goes all in on immigrant fraud hoax
These days, it’s hard to tell if Donald Trump is mocking JD Vance again, or if the president is just sleepy. “He looks like Eliot […]