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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks with former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani (L) as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right looks on during the 15th Anniversary of September 11 at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, on September 11, 2016, in New York.

New Yorkers Aren’t About to Elect a Mayor Who Makes Common Cause With Donald Trump New Yorkers Aren’t About to Elect a Mayor Who Makes Common Cause With Donald Trump

Amid reports that Cuomo is consulting with Trump and telling business leaders he doesn’t want a fight with the president, Zohran Mamdani sees a “betrayal of the city.”

Aug 8, 2025 / John Nichols

The Melania Opera House

The Melania Opera House The Melania Opera House

Fall season.

Aug 8, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein files. July 23, 2025, in New York City.

Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein Trump Can’t Stop Blabbing About Jeffrey Epstein

There’s no way for Republicans to tamp down the Epstein-Maxwell scandal if the president keeps telling on himself.

Aug 8, 2025 / Joan Walsh

University faculty and students protest the detention and deportation of students under the Trump administration with a march and rally on April 17, 2025, in New York City.

If We Want to Save Public Health, We Need to Get Out of Our Bubble If We Want to Save Public Health, We Need to Get Out of Our Bubble

The struggle to save public health and biomedical research in the US must be seen as part of a global battle against antidemocratic forces.

Aug 8, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Relatives of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos carry his coffin during his funeral service, one week after he took office, in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Monday, October 7, 2024.

Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered? Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered?

A staggering number of mayors have been brutally killed in the past few years—and there’s no end in sight. What's going on?

Aug 8, 2025 / Oscar Lopez

Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections

Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections Young People Are Using ChatGPT for Therapy, but the Conversations Lack Privacy and Protections

Therapy is now one of the leading uses of AI. But unlike traditional therapy notes, which are privileged, transcripts with chatbots carry no such shield.

Aug 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Chelsea Lubbe and Ray Epstein

Ai-jen Poo speaks as Care advocates light 8,000 candles for 80 million Americans who rely on Medicaid during a 60-hour vigil on July 23, 2025, in Washington, DC.

It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care

We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind. 

Aug 8, 2025 / Ai-jen Poo for The Nation

LA can expect a lot more lurid tabloid coverage in its media future, to judge by the New York Post's track record.

Can Rupert Murdoch Conquer LA? Can Rupert Murdoch Conquer LA?

The tabloid baron will launch a West Coast version of the New York Post next year.

Aug 7, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

Homegrown

Homegrown Homegrown

Bon Appétit!

Aug 7, 2025 / OppArt / Stan Mack

Reagan painting overlooks Donald Trump speaking

The Trump Economy? Some Reagan Parallels The Trump Economy? Some Reagan Parallels

In contrast with the now sober-seeming Reaganites, Trump has taken credit for the economy from day one.

Aug 7, 2025 / James K. Galbraith

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