Gloria Steinem audited the theft of women's work
Gloria Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City at the age of 92.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
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Mamdani expected to announce AI ban in NYC schools for young students
The moment we panic about technology in education, we forget that public health—or any infrastructure, for that matter—is never solved by a single regulatory decree.
By Josie Calloway ·
Times Square force echoes Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland
The immediate reaction to tragedy—the flashing lights, the official pronouncements of "random" violence—is always the most compelling.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Cohen’s radio show cannot wash away the record against Donald Trump
The American public loves a good spectacle, and nothing sells tickets—or ratings—quite like the reunion of former enemies.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Mangione's trial proves American justice serves profit, not truth
The law, at its best, should be a mechanism of accountability.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Surprise! Google will introduce a new Pixel device on August 12
They call it innovation; I call it a predictable cash grab dressed up in sleek bezels and glowing notification lights.
By Josie Calloway ·
Mamdani's 'this is only the beginning' announcement cracking down on food delivery tips sparks outrage
You read headlines about "affordability" and you think it means keeping groceries cheap. You think it means avoiding a tax hike on your gas tank.
By Josie Calloway ·
Public record or not, you might want to put your property into a trust or LLC after the pied-à-terre tax rollout
The instinct of government—and I mean this with all due respect for the complexity of municipal finance—is to find a new revenue stream, particularly when the local coffers feel…
By Caroline Ashford ·
Rollout of New York City’s Second-Home Tax Is Confusing Some Residents
The moment a city begins treating private property as an emergency revenue stream, you know what kind of thinking has taken root in its municipal halls.
By Bram de Vries ·
6th person dies from Legionnaires' disease in New York City: Health officials
You read the reports—the ones from ABC News and apnews.com—and you see the numbers stacking up: a sixth death reported in New York City’s cluster of Legionnaires' disease.
By Ruth Behrens ·
Gov. Hochul bizarrely claims Mamdani’s brand-new pied-à-terre tax list is ‘not out of the ordinary’
You read enough health news to know that nothing in modern American policy is ever simple, but sometimes it’s so transparently cynical it makes you sick.
By Josie Calloway ·
Officials identify UES cooling towers that had living Legionella bacteria before outbreak
You read the headlines about Legionella and think, "Oh, it's a water problem." But this isn't just about bacteria; it’s about who gets sick when the public health…
By Josie Calloway ·
Mamdani says NYC cannot arrest Netanyahu; Trump guarantees he will remain in the U.S
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed on July 22, 2026, that the city lacks "the independent legal authority to enforce" an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime…
By Adele Rutherford ·