Cassandra Wilson proved the only way to be universal is local
Cassandra Wilson died Tuesday morning at her home in Jackson, Mississippi, at the age of 70.
By Ruth Behrens ·
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Mangione's plea in Manhattan contained the UnitedHealthcare narrative
The American obsession with definitive closure is perhaps its most exhausting and least useful characteristic.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Medicare cuts fuel eye doctors' pivot to expensive lasers and profit
The American healthcare system has a deeply ingrained habit of confusing technological novelty with genuine clinical necessity.
By Imani Sutton ·
Judge orders pause of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout after homeowners sue
The moment you realize that the mechanisms of modern governance—the tax roll, the notice, the arbitrary fine—are designed not for fairness but for extraction, you get it.
By Maya Ellison ·
AOC turning private care into policy talking points on abcnews.com
The American political stage has always been a spectacle of carefully curated vulnerability, but nothing quite matches the theatrical nature of Rep.
By Grant Colby ·
AOC's "possibility" threatens solidarity after ABC's This Week
The language of possibility, it seems, is the most dangerous commodity in modern politics.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trump administration will buy back company's offshore wind leases off 3 states in a $1.2B deal
The sheer scale of the numbers, repeated across reports from apnews.com, abcnews.com, and The Guardian, is staggering.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Abortion Foes Backed Ballot Measures in 2 Red States. Voters Said No
Out here where I live—where the smell of diesel fuel mixes with the scent of cut hay—you learn something fundamental about power: it doesn't reside in marble halls or fancy legal briefs.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Sanders' circle fixates on heirs instead of global commerce
The American progressive left has mistaken a charismatic figure—a brand, if you will—for an enduring economic model.
By Bram de Vries ·
Three cases of rare tick-borne disease ‘rabbit fever’ suspected in New York
Three probable cases of tularemia—or "rabbit fever"—have surfaced in Suffolk County, a stark reminder that the wild world doesn't care about your student loan payments or your 401k.
By Maya Ellison ·
D’Agostino blocks New York state laws regulating ICE agents' conduct
The moment a local government believes it has the right to dictate the uniform conduct of federal agents—whether that’s through banning masks or restricting cooperation…
By Sophie Naimi ·
A new option for terminally ill patients in New York: Medically assisted death
The moment Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into New York State Law on February 6, 2026, it wasn't a victory for freedom; it was another piece of…
By Grant Colby ·
Staff Sgt. Rampersad, 28, who always knew she wanted to serve, is laid to rest
The outpouring of grief surrounding Staff Sgt. Angel S.
By Klaus Berger ·
New York sues prediction market platform Kalshi alleging 'illegal gambling operation'
The moment New York state decided it had the authority to dismantle a federally licensed financial mechanism—that’s when you know who really holds the power, and where the real risk lies.
By Alma Cordero ·
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case
The whole spectacle is exhausting: a former president using the machinery of the Supreme Court not to seek justice, but to build an impenetrable legal fortress around his own conduct.
By Maya Ellison ·
New York Democrats face a generational reckoning
You start at the farm gate, and you ask who pays for the rules written by people who have never met a payroll or stood on a basis chart.
By Ruth Behrens ·