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Watch Ocasio-Cortez Raze Republicans’ Attacks on the Green New Deal

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 27, 2019 In a stirring speech on the House floor, the freshman congresswoman blasts the GOP for calling climate change an "elitist issue." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New York Police Rip Toddler From Mother in Plain Sight

DEEPTI HAJELA and JIM MUSTIAN / The Associated Press Dec 11, 2018 The officers, who were filmed by a bystander, have drawn criticism from public officials for their failure to de-escalate the situation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How a Socialist Latinx Millennial Beat a Wall Street Favorite

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 27, 2018 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's win in New York's 14th Congressional District primary could be a harbinger of progressive change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deadly NYC Fire Started by Child Playing With Stove

Jennifer Peltz / The Associated Press Dec 29, 2017 The blaze in a Bronx apartment building kills 12, including four children. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deadly Derailment in New York City

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 1, 2013 Four people died and 63 were injured when a passenger train crashed in New York City's Bronx borough Sunday morning after it took a turn at unusually high speeds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Venezuelan Leader Uplifted Poor From Caracas to the Bronx’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 8, 2013 As millions gather to mourn Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the spate of criticism still pouring from the mouthpieces of the U.S. corporate media confirms elite hostility toward poor people and their defenders around the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Terror Suspects Were ‘Homegrown’

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2009 The four men arrested Wednesday night for allegedly planning to bomb two synagogues in the Bronx and gun down military planes were "not connected to another terrorist group,” New York Sen. Charles Schumer said in a statement Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )