Jack Newfield

Jack Newfield is a veteran New York political reporter and a senior fellow at the Nation Institute. He is the author of, among others, The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth, the Mania (Nation
Books) and, most recently, American Rebels

There Is No Silver Lining There Is No Silver Lining

With Republicans in full control in Washington, next year's prospects are grim.

Nov 21, 2002 / Feature / David Helvarg, Jack Newfield, and Jeffrey Chester

Plenty of Nothing in New York Plenty of Nothing in New York

Governor Pataki's effective Gary Cooper imitation leaves Democrats in despair.

Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield

The Right’s Judicial Juggernaut The Right’s Judicial Juggernaut

Democrats, faced with Scalia and Thomas clones, are finally saying: Ideology matters.

Sep 19, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield

The Full Rudy: The Man, the Mayor, the Myth The Full Rudy: The Man, the Mayor, the Myth

Giuliani's record includes big accomplishments and spectacular lapses.

May 30, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield

The Senate’s Fighting Liberal The Senate’s Fighting Liberal

Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77. This 2002 Nation profile by the late Jack Newfield captures the essence of what this legend meant to the progressive movement.

Mar 7, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield

The Meaning of Muhammad The Meaning of Muhammad

My first memory of Muhammad Ali is from February 1964 in Miami's funky Fifth Street gym, just after the Beatles had departed from a memorable photo shoot. Ali was still in...

Jan 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jack Newfield

The Shame of Boxing The Shame of Boxing

The fighters are powerless workers in need of rights and justice.

Oct 25, 2001 / Feature / Jack Newfield

Can Mark Green Heal NYC? Can Mark Green Heal NYC?

New York's Democratic mayoral primary revealed the city's racial fault lines.

Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / Jack Newfield

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