Former Mayor Bill de Blasio Slapped With Record Fine Over Public Money for NYPD Detail

Greg B. Smith, The City This article was originally published on Jun 15 6:08pm EDT by THE CITY The city Conflicts of Interest Board Thursday ordered ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio to pay nearly $500,000 in restitution and fines for wrongfully…

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GOOD NEWS FOR THE 65 MILLION AMERICANS WHO RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY

With their run-off victory in Georgia, Democrats now have a mandate to protect Social Security. Here’s what they need to do next. By Nancy J. Altman | December 7, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Social Security was on…

THE PARTY OF VIOLENCE

The GOP’s gun-flaunting ads, apocalyptic messaging, and demonization of opponents are steering its followers toward bloodshed. By Mitchell Zimmerman | November 2, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) poses with his heavily armed family in…

GOP ADS CRY “CRIME!” BUT HOMICIDES ARE ACTUALLY FALLING

Violent crime is down immensely since the 1990s, with recent years accounting for only very minor fluctuations. (Graphic: FBI) Rather than running on their unpopular agenda, Republicans are conjuring a “crime wave” to scare voters. By Mitchell Zimmerman | October 26, 2022…

THE GOP’S 2022 PLATFORM IS A GRAB BAG OF NUTTINESS

When not attacking the Muppets, the party’s leading figures have spent the year laying out plans to tax the poor and eliminate Social Security. By Jim Hightower | September 28, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Let me say…

THE GREAT MIGRATION FAILED TO BRIDGE THE RACIAL WEALTH DIVIDE. WHAT’S NEXT?

Real and lasting economic opportunities for Black families will come only through a serious national reckoning on race. By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Briana Shelton | August 3, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News During the early 1900s through 1970, millions of…

Women at the Center of J6 Hearings: Not a Coincidence

The suffragists of the early 20th century famously wore white as they fought for the right for women to vote. On Thursday night, Rep. Liz Cheney also wore white as she centered the role of women in defending democracy once…

HOW TO PREVENT AN AMERICAN THEOCRACY

Six judges shouldn’t get to overturn the will of voters and destroy our rights. Expand the Supreme Court. By Mitchell Zimmerman | July 13, 2022 Barely a month ago we lived in a world where all Americans had the right to decide…

EVEN GOLDWATER WOULD BE TOO LEFT FOR TODAY’S REPUBLICANS

The GOP is harnessing the fanatical horsepower of neo-confederates and Q-anon extremists to entrench corporate elites. By Jim Hightower | July 13, 2022 Perhaps you remember Senator Barry Goldwater, the GOP’s fringy, far-right-wing 1964 presidential nominee who famously said, “Extremism in the…