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May 16, 2023
Vigilante Killings on the Subway Are Not Legal or Moral
Days after Daniel Penny was charged with killing Jordan Neely, a pro-vigilante crowd has emerged to defend his actions. But what are they really saying?
Elie Mystal
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May 4, 2023
One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him
Everything about Neely’s death is a symptom of our collective rot—from the way we treat poverty as a crime to the way we treat soldiers as weapons that can be stowed.
Elie Mystal
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May 1, 2023
CUNY Needs a Raise
On May Day, students, staff, and teachers are fighting back against budget cuts, despite the outdated Taylor Law. It’s time we bring back the public, working-class institution we once revered.
Giacomo Bianchino
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April 19, 2023
Jim Jordan Wants to Make Alvin Bragg the Villain, but It’s Not Working
Jordan swept into Manhattan to do Trump’s bidding, but he ended up reminding everyone that the Manhattan DA is keeping his campaign promises.
John Nichols
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April 13, 2023
Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug
He would rather threaten violence outside of a courthouse than make a reasonable argument inside of one.
Elie Mystal for The Nation
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April 6, 2023
We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours.
It’s time for Mayor Eric Adams to stop stalling and make good on his promise of a minimum wage for delivery workers.
Gustavo Ajche and Chris Smalls
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March 30, 2023
Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.
This is the first real attempt to hold Trump legally accountable for any of his many alleged crimes. But the odds of securing real justice seem very long.
Elie Mystal
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March 23, 2023
Willis Reed Was the Best of New York City
The death of the basketball great should remind the city of what it was, what it is, and what it should resist becoming.
Dave Zirin
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March 15, 2023
Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking in New York
Language and cultural barriers have left the population of East Asian women who have been trafficked underserved. Crossing those barriers takes dedicated work.
Karen Ng
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February 21, 2023
Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden?
If the city and state can’t prevent the Knicks owner from barring his critics, perhaps they can at least shut down his sweetheart tax subsidy.
Ross Barkan