QAnon’s Crazy Uncle
Illustration: Courtesy of Zohar Lazar for New York Magazine “Where We Go One, We Go All.” The lurid slogan belongs to the notorious far-right conspiracy theory…
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October 27, 2020
The Impact of the Cancelled Debate
President Donald Trump (left) and Former Vice President Joe Biden at the first presidential debate (image courtesy of CNN) On the night of October 15,…
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October 20, 2020
President Trump Won’t Denounce White Nationalists
Picture courtesy of officialproudboys.com. Created on August 24, 2017. “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” said President Trump at the first presidential debate of 2020,…
October 13, 2020
Dr. Taxlaw or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the IRS
Arthur Porth was a man of conviction, and that was the problem. Porth was convinced that the great evil facing 1950s America was not Jim Crow,…
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October 13, 2020
Progressives: The True Losers of the Biden-Trump Debate
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden at the first presidential debate for the 2020 election in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo Courtesy of ABC News.…
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October 6, 2020
Stimulus Bill Leaves Undocumented Immigrants with an Impossible Choice
President Trump signs into law H.R. 748, on 4/6/20 in the Oval Office. Photo courtesy of Erin Schaff/The New York Times On Friday, April 6, President…
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April 9, 2020
The Battle Hymn of the Oligarch
Image courtesy of Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer. The apocalypse had arrived. The New Hampshire Democratic primary was close, and the Iowa caucus an abject disaster. Nate Silver’s…
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February 19, 2020
Trump’s “Amazing Deal-Making Skills” Tested in East Africa
The White House announced that on November 6, U.S. President Donald Trump had held diplomatic consultations with foreign ministers and other senior officials from Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia. The meeting was reportedly mainly focused on resolving the dispute over a new dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River.
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November 19, 2019
New Case, Same Story: SCOTUS Set to Decide New Louisiana Abortion Law
n 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt-a controversial argument from Texas that focused on diminishing existing abortion access. After a lengthy deliberation, the Court voted 5-3 to maintain abortion access by striking down restrictive laws the Texas legislature attempted to enforce.
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October 16, 2019
Is Bernie Still Presidential? A Chat with NYU for Bernie Supporters
Many say that New York University is one of the most liberal universities in the United States. Safely nestled in a traditionally blue state, New York City itself has been an active participant in many progressive movements, from women’s rights, to gay rights, to gun reform protests. As a result, NYU students enjoy the opportunity to be as politically involved as they want. NYU’s liberal leanings, however, are not monolithic.
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October 16, 2019