Why Is It So Hard to Close Rikers? Why Is It So Hard to Close Rikers?
New York City’s public advocate Jumaane D. Williams and journalist Nick Pinto talk to Laura Flanders about the difficulties of shrinking the incarceration system.
Jun 15, 2023 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
What We Can Learn From the Canadian Wildfires What We Can Learn From the Canadian Wildfires
The smoke that blanketed the US Northeast was not incidental or anomalous but yet another manifestation of accelerating anthropogenic climate change.
Jun 12, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Vigilante Killings on the Subway Are Not Legal or Moral Vigilante Killings on the Subway Are Not Legal or Moral
Days after Daniel Penny was charged with killing Jordan Neely, a pro-vigilante crowd has emerged to defend his actions. But what are they really saying?
May 16, 2023 / Elie Mystal
One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him
Everything about Neely’s death is a symptom of our collective rot—from the way we treat poverty as a crime to the way we treat soldiers as weapons that can be stowed.
May 4, 2023 / Elie Mystal
CUNY Needs a Raise CUNY Needs a Raise
On May Day, students, staff, and teachers are fighting back against budget cuts, despite the outdated Taylor Law. It's time we bring back the public, working-class institution we o...
May 1, 2023 / Giacomo Bianchino
Jim Jordan Wants to Make Alvin Bragg the Villain, but It’s Not Working Jim Jordan Wants to Make Alvin Bragg the Villain, but It’s Not Working
Jordan swept into Manhattan to do Trump’s bidding, but he ended up reminding everyone that the Manhattan DA is keeping his campaign promises.
Apr 19, 2023 / John Nichols
Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug Trump Is Fighting His Indictment Like a Lawless Thug
He would rather threaten violence outside of a courthouse than make a reasonable argument inside of one.
Apr 13, 2023 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours. We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours.
It’s time for Mayor Eric Adams to stop stalling and make good on his promise of a minimum wage for delivery workers.
Apr 6, 2023 / Gustavo Ajche and Chris Smalls
Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up. Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.
This is the first real attempt to hold Trump legally accountable for any of his many alleged crimes. But the odds of securing real justice seem very long.
Mar 30, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Willis Reed Was the Best of New York City Willis Reed Was the Best of New York City
The death of the basketball great should remind the city of what it was, what it is, and what it should resist becoming.
Mar 23, 2023 / Dave Zirin