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Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Presidential Politics

For the Women Who Accused the Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment

by Marilyn W. Thompson “This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The Roosevelt Island Daily News Nearly…

Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism toward Black Americans

Stephen A. Jones, Central Michigan University and Eric Freedman, Michigan State University The fury over racial injustice that erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s killing has forced Americans to confront their history. That’s unfamiliar territory for most Americans, whose…

Is Bernie Sanders Finished?

Is Bernie Sanders finished? Well, no, because he’s too stiff to admit defeat. But should he give up? Of course. Two weeks ago.

Trump’s a loon, and now, here’s why it flies

Trump’s a loon, Part 2, jiggled out easily from the shell of Greenland proves Trump’s a loon. The mass media did its part, treating the president’s Greenland pursuit as something real. They love clickbait, and Trump tosses them plenty. Can…