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Andrew Cuomo Keeps Hiring Republicans
Pressure from Cynthia Nixon’s primary challenge has pushed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the left on a number of issues ahead of this Thursday’s …
Andrew CuomoReal Estate Tycoon Dumps Money Into Super PAC to Stop Zephyr Teachout’s Bid for New York Attorney General
A Super PAC has jumped into the New York state attorney general’s race with a last-minute infusion of support for Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick …
Real EstateA Day After Trump Pledges $1 Billion in Aid, Egypt Sentences American Citizen to Prison in Protest Crackdown
Despite appeals for his release from the Trump administration, an Egyptian criminal court sentenced U.S. citizen Moustafa Kassem to 15 years in …
Human RightsEstablishment Democrats Are Pouring Millions Into Rhode Island to Save an Unpopular Governor From an Insurgent Challenge
Democrats across the country are zeroed in on a handful of dynamic gubernatorial candidates hoping to make history in three states currently governed …
GovernmentPeople Might Be Getting the Swedish Elections All Wrong
Sweden’s voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a national government, and all eyes are on the Sweden Democrats, a once minor, far-right party …
Sweden DemocratsAs Assad Claims Victory in Syrian Civil War, Families Learn Fates of Disappeared Loved Ones
Two weeks before they were set to be married, Noura Ghazi’s fiancé disappeared the first time.<p>Bassel Khartabil, a Syrian-Palestinian software …
Middle EastA Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder.
Last summer I got an email from a man whose reputation, and voice, preceded him. His name is Eric Nadel, and as the veteran commentator for the Texas …
CrimeIt Took a Handful of Women to Kneecap One of the World’s Most Brutal Crime Networks
There’s been a lot of talk recently about allegiance and betrayal in the face of criminal prosecution. President Donald Trump, whose obsession with …
Organized CrimeAre New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your Movements?
LinkNYC kiosks have become a familiar eyesore to New Yorkers. Over 1,600 of these towering, nine-and-a-half-foot monoliths — their double-sided …
PrivacySean Patrick Maloney Calls Zephyr Teachout “Unhinged” for Accurately Describing His Voting Record
During Thursday’s New York attorney general debate, Sean Patrick Maloney called his fellow Democratic candidate Zephyr Teachout “unhinged” for …
Is Nationalization an Answer to Climate Change?
Earlier this month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., proposed a slew of measures to rein in corporate power, the centerpiece of which was ensuring …
Fossil FuelsAnonymous Op-ed from Trump’s White House Shows the Dangers of America’s Imperial Presidency
The first reviews of “Fear,” Bob Woodward’s new book about Donald Trump’s presidency, came out Tuesday. Woodward, they reported, depicts Trump as a …
Donald TrumpEles podem ser os primeiros governadores negros nos EUA
Lamento se vocĂŞ já tenha me ouvido dizer isso antes, mas Ă© difĂcil entender um momento na histĂłria quando o estamos vivendo. A histĂłria Ă© melhor …
Nursing Mother Describes Forced Separation From Infant at the Border: “They Said It Wasn’t Their Problem the Baby Wasn’t Eating”
When Leidy Duenas Claros was finally released after more than two months in immigration detention, her 1-year-old daughter didn’t recognize her.<p>“She …
ImmigrationUnderdog Criminal Justice Reformer Rachael Rollins Wins District Attorney Primary in Boston’s Suffolk County
Prosecutor and criminal justice reformer Rachael Rollins won the Democratic primary for district attorney in Boston’s Suffolk County on Tuesday, …
GovernmentKerri Harris Got More Votes Than She Thought She Needed, But it Wasn’t Enough
In late August, a coalition of progressive organizations supporting Kerri Harris in her Delaware Senate campaign put a survey into the field. It came …
GovernmentTrump Shows Reporters an Article Praising Him, Then Lies About What It Says
President Donald Trump lied to reporters at the White House on Wednesday night, in his first remarks about the anonymous New York Times op-ed in …
Donald TrumpKerri Harris Rallies With Nina Turner in Wilmington on Eve of Primary Against Tom Carper
On Tuesday night, Ayanna Pressley made headlines by besting incumbent Mike Capuano to become the first African American elected to represent …
Middle-classDear Anonymous Trump Official, There Is No Redemption in Your Cowardly Op-Ed
Dear Anonymous Trump Official,<p>You claim, on the opinion pages of the “failing” New York Times no less, that senior officials working for the …
Donald TrumpFlorida Has Been Stealing Votes From Black People Since the Civil War. That Could Change in November.
One in 10 eligible voters in Florida are effectively disenfranchised, thanks to a draconian law that bars former felons from voting and a broken …
FloridaIBM Used NYPD Surveillance Footage to Develop Technology That Lets Police Search by Skin Color
In the decade after the 9/11 attacks, the New York City Police Department moved to put millions of New Yorkers under constant watch. Warning of …
AnalyticsSheryl Sandberg Misled Congress About Facebook’s Conscience
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg draped herself in the star-spangled banner of American principles before today’s Senate Select …
Social MediaBlack Police Group Supports Nike Deal with Colin Kaepernick Despite Police Unions’ Boycott
We often hear that police officers across the country are pissed at Colin Kaepernick. When Nike announced an endorsement deal with the former NFL …
Human RightsU.K. Charges Two Suspected Russian Intelligence Agents in Nerve Agent Attack
Two Russian men charged by British prosecutors with using a Novichok nerve agent to poison a former spy are members of Russia’s military intelligence …
Nerve AgentsGlenn Greenwald Interviews Kerri Harris: Can the Insurgency Now Defeat a Centrist U.S. Senator?
Delaware Democrats go to the polls on Thursday in what has suddenly become a much-anticipated primary matchup between Sen. Tom Carper, who has been …
Working Families PartyThe New Yorker Dropped Steve Bannon, but Misses the Point of Why the Invite Was a Mistake in the First Place
On Monday morning, the New Yorker confirmed that Steve Bannon, the white supremacist and former Trump administration chief strategist, would headline …
Donald TrumpMore than $300,000 Has Been Pledged Against Susan Collins if She Votes for Kavanaugh
As hearings on Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh have gotten underway, activists have raised $330,000 and counting of pledged money for a …
United StatesNancy Pelosi Promises That Democrats Will Handcuff the Democratic Agenda If They Retake the House
In the first outline of the legislative agenda House Democrats would pursue if they take the majority in November, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has …
RepublicansMassachussetts Primary Offers Contrast to Races That Pit Progressives Against Establishment Democrats
This Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley is hoping to unseat longstanding incumbent Mike Capuano in Massachusetts’s District 7. Although Pressley’s campaign has …
Middle-classThere Is No Grassroots Energy Rallying for Brett Kavanaugh. None.
Last Sunday, several hundred protestors rallied in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado, against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett …
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