Rudy Giuliani’s State Department Coup

Bob Dreyfuss / TomDispatch Mar 6, 2020 Impeachment proceedings revealed the Trump toady was targeting Joe Biden in 2020, and all available evidence suggests he's still at it. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

There’s No Good Electability Argument for Mike Bloomberg

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Feb 26, 2020 He presents himself as the safe choice for Democrats, but the former New York City mayor has a documented history of racism and misogyny. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Michael Bloomberg’s Stop-and-Frisk Apology Tour Is Too Little, Too Late

Amy Goodman and Dennis Moynihan Feb 13, 2020 The former mayor of New York City spent years pursuing and defending a racist policy. For Democratic voters, it should be disqualifying. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Australia Offers a Preview of the World to Come

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jan 31, 2020 Unless we remove the arsonists in power across the globe, we're headed for a climate catastrophe no less destructive than nuclear war. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Warren-Sanders Feud Is Proof Our Electoral System Is Broken

David Daley / Salon Jan 21, 2020 Winner-takes-all voting not only encourages fighting between ideological allies, it practically necessitates it. Reform is the only answer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Faces Possible Criminal Probe for Tax Inconsistencies

Heather Vogell / ProPublica Jan 13, 2020 Following a ProPublica report, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio says he plans to ask the Manhattan district attorney to investigate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McKinsey’s Monstrous Stint on Rikers Island

Ian MacDougall / ProPublica Dec 11, 2019 The firm was hired in 2017 to help stem prison violence. Instead, a new report reveals, assaults and other attacks soared almost 50%. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

New York’s Other Hopelessly Corrupt Candidate

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Dec 5, 2019 He trades on his hometown’s “progressive” credentials but made NYC’s inequality issues worse—as he’d do on a national scale. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Tax Records on Trump Tower Don’t Add Up

Heather Vogell / ProPublica Nov 27, 2019 Documents show the president’s company reported two different sets of numbers on his signature building to lenders and government officials. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Apologizes for ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Police Practice

BRIAN SLODYSKO / The Associated Press Nov 18, 2019 Efforts by ex-New York mayor mulling a Democratic presidential run to undo damage to a generation of people of color are met skeptically. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Even Rudy Giuliani’s Podcast Deal Is Incredibly Shady

Mike Spies, Jake Pearson and J. David McSwane / ProPublica Nov 13, 2019 A new ProPublica report finds the president's attorney negotiated with an outlet leading a disinformation campaign against Joe Biden. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Tool for Dismantling Capitalism Is Hiding in Plain Sight

By Tannara Yelland / Los Angeles Review of Books Oct 18, 2019 Geographer Samuel Stein’s captivating new book is an effort to shift the housing discussion away from urbanism and toward socialism. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )