The United States of Immigrants
The resistance of sanctuary cities, counties and states reminds us that the Constitution protects all people in our country.
50 Years Ago, MLK Condemned the U.S. as the 'Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World' (Video)
On April 4, 1967, in a historic speech at Riverside Church in New York City, the civil rights leader denounced the Vietnam War and called for a global peace movement.
When It Comes to Prosecuting Wall Street, Preet Bharara Is No Hero
The U.S. attorney fired by President Trump has been acclaimed for tackling corruption. But his treatment of figures involved in the Great Recession was far less confrontational.
New York U.S. Attorney Fired After Refusing Trump Administration's Request to Step Down
Preet Bharara's firing adds a new layer of controversy to the abrupt demand for 46 U.S. attorneys to resign.
Trump Says New York Contracts Brought Him $21 Million. It Was Actually Much Less.
The president’s financial disclosure forms reveal that he earned no more than half of what he claimed.
Alongside Bernie Sanders, N.Y.’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces First-in-Nation Free Tuition Plan
"Our job is to encourage every person in this country to get all of the education they can, not to punish them for getting that education," Sanders says at the announcement with Cuomo, pictured at right.
The Clintons and Trump in the New York of the 1 Percent
In an essay in The New York Times Magazine, columnist Maureen Dowd sheds light on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s climb through New York’s high society.
Report: Justice Department Is Pushing to Charge Police Officer Who Killed Eric Garner
After more than two years, there may soon be significant movement on the case.
New York City on High Alert After Explosion Injures 29
Authorities are investigating after explosions in Manhattan and in New Jersey near a Marine Corps charity race. No one was killed, and the injured have been released from hospitals. An undetonated pressure-cooker explosive was found in Manhattan.
Columns
How Bill Clinton Waged a War on Welfare Mothers Instead of a War on Poverty
To hear Clinton tell it, his presidency won the war on poverty three decades after Lyndon B. Johnson launched it, having changed only the name.