The right to protest is sacrosanct. That is why thousands of New Yorkers spoke out when Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilmember Eric Dinowitz introduced two bills that infringe on our constitutional rights under the cynical and false pretense of fighting antisemitism. And it is why today, as Jewish NewContinue Reading
Israeli forces killed the prominent Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil on Wednesday despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Khalil and her colleague, photographer Zeinab Faraj, were reporting from southern Lebanon when an Israeli drone struck a car near them, killing two civilians. Khalil and Faraj sought shelter in a nearbyContinue Reading
A US surveillance program that lets the FBI view Americans’ communications without a warrant is up for renewal. A new bill aims to address mounting lawmaker concerns—with smoke and mirrors.Continue Reading
A series of new hires and investigations at the agency appear to focus on penalizing gender-affirming care for minors—and those who speak in favor of it.Continue Reading
The newspaper’s conservative editorial board condemned the idea with a blast from the president’s past., Read MoreContinue Reading
“Is the Pentagon just a cash machine for The Traitor’s kids now?” asked Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren., Read MoreContinue Reading
Four people were arrested on Wednesday in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn after gathering in support of Carmella Charrington, a homeowner fighting eviction from her longtime family home. Charrington and local housing advocates say the sale of her property to investors in 2024 was a form of “deed theft,” aContinue Reading
It is getting harder and harder to buy a home in the U.S. Congress believes one solution is to put restrictions on corporate ownership of single family homes. Will it really help…Continue Reading
In the new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, authors Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff look at the worldview that shaped Elon Musk and the ideology that has coalesced around him. They call Muskism “an operating system for the 21st century.” Musk runs rocket company SpaceX, AI startup xAI,Continue Reading
After the start of the Iran war, Iran requested that FIFA move the team’s three group matches from the U.S. to Mexico, which was rejected., Read MoreContinue Reading
It’s “not the sign of a healthy country or a healthy economy or healthy society,” said commentator Van Jones., Read MoreContinue Reading
Needing a break, we honor the rare sweet sliver of comity during Monday’s Boston Marathon when two runners, both on course to achieve their personal best, instead stopped to help Ajay Haridasse, collapsed on the ground and unable to stand back up, over the finish line just ahead – because,Continue Reading
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