Lhota’s Mistake-Filled Attack Ad Depicts de Blasio as Soft on Crime Lhota’s Mistake-Filled Attack Ad Depicts de Blasio as Soft on Crime
Will the media start nodding along to Lhota's new, falsifiable script?
Oct 18, 2013 / Leslie Savan
De Blasio Wins Debate; GOP Wants Him as Its False Equivalency Voodoo Doll De Blasio Wins Debate; GOP Wants Him as Its False Equivalency Voodoo Doll
With de Blasio coming out on top in last night’s debate, Republicans regroup for future attacks.
Oct 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Netroots Goes Global Netroots Goes Global
A new wave of online organizations are replicating the MoveOn model across the world.
Oct 16, 2013 / Feature / David Karpf
White House v. Watchdogs White House v. Watchdogs
A damning new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists raises alarm about the press under Obama.
Oct 16, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
The Cold War and the NYC Mayor’s Race The Cold War and the NYC Mayor’s Race
It's time for the media to meet the parents—Bill de Blasio's, that is.
Oct 14, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Twilight of Mayor Bloomberg’s Billionaires? The Twilight of Mayor Bloomberg’s Billionaires?
NYC's elite don't necessarily take to well to de Blasio, many of them are Bloomberg's friends.
Oct 10, 2013 / Leslie Savan
A Grim Report on Press Freedoms Under Obama A Grim Report on Press Freedoms Under Obama
An investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists concludes that the president has presided over an unprecedented campaign to control the media.
Oct 10, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
A Progressive, Pro-Labor Party Blooms With de Blasio A Progressive, Pro-Labor Party Blooms With de Blasio
If Bill de Blasio wins the NYC mayoral race (and he will), expect to hear more from the Working Families Party.
Oct 9, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Like Jon Stewart, Joe Lhota Aids the Tea Party ‘Crazies’ on Obamacare Like Jon Stewart, Joe Lhota Aids the Tea Party ‘Crazies’ on Obamacare
Stewart and Lohota both find the individual mandate so confusing, they're willing to forestall some of the ACA’s most potent policy.
Oct 8, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race
De Blasio has now been called a progressive, a communist and a fiscal conservative.
Oct 7, 2013 / Leslie Savan