The De Blasio-Bloomberg Paradox

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 27, 2013 The standard line on New York City's Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, who takes office next Wednesday, is that he's the antithesis of outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg. That's not quite true. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New NYC Police Commissioner Seeks to Continue Stop-and-Frisk

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 8, 2013 The Los Angeles record of New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's appointee as police commissioner suggests street searches will remain central to policing but possibly improved through better targeting and community relations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: A Nuclear Deal With Iran? Electoral Tilting

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Secretary of State John Kerry's hopes for a deal to freeze Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's enthusiasm for a plan and whether U.S. election results mean the country is leaning left. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Election 2013: A Grass-Roots Resurgence

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 7, 2013 The political chattering class is abuzz with Chris Christie as the GOP's great hope to retake the White House in 2016. But they miss a vital and growing undercurrent in U.S. politics: grass-roots movements at the local and state level that are challenging the establishment, and winning. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Populist De Blasio Is New York’s First Democratic Mayor in Decades

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 6, 2013 By trumpeting economic and civil rights issues, New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio got himself elected Tuesday night to the highest office in the biggest city in America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Says Candidate’s Interracial Family Part of a ‘Racist’ Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The latest developments in Syria, Michael Bloomberg cries racism, the uncompassionate detention of Lynne Stewart and Robert Scheer remembers the late Saul Landau. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Public Advocate for Mayor of New York?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2013 New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio told Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin magazine that he disapproved of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's handling of the Occupy protests and that if he were elected, he would appoint an independent official to monitor the NYPD and lead the effort to strengthen unions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )