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to prevent corruption in New York governance: New York State Senator Jabari Brisport, who represents several Brooklyn communities, refuses campaign donations from the real-estate community–or, for that matter, from for-profit corporations.

I don’t care how close Ginny and Clarence Thomas are with Liz Cheney, we need to know about the criminality of the wife of a corrupt Supreme Court justice.

And ignoring MTG is not going to make her go away. The Democrats must launch a daily rebuttal of her tirades, no matter how improbable they seem, because, yes, many Americans will believe her if she isn’t challenged. For years, … Continue reading →

HE’S ASKED BY KARILYN PRISCO IN THE OCTOBER 2022 WEST VIEW NEWS: “How does it feel to speak as a different age, gender, or member of a different demographic group when writing?” “It feels scary but exciting. It feels like … Continue reading →

Marina Harss reviews Red Star, White Nights for Wendy Perron’s annual round-up of dance books of note. I had never heard of a couple of these books–Wendy is performing a public service!

Just heard about another, pre-emptive ambush by the “own voices” movement. Totally unprofessional and unjust. On the one hand we have a resurgence of the most virulent racism unleashed by fascists like DeSantis and Trump. On the other hand we … Continue reading →

As Truthout, Tyler Walicek describes how SF’s Proposition M “will disincentivize large landlords from leaving units unfilled, while the revenue it brings in will go towards homelessness prevention and affordable housing.”

The moral vacuum leading Florida wants to loosen gun restrictions while demonizing life-saving vaccines. Floridians re-electing him have signed up for the destruction of their state.

Imagine if I, as a white half-Jew, suddenly announced that no person of color should be allowed to write about the Holocaust? That is what is happening in reverse in the publishing industry, as it gloms onto yet one more … Continue reading →

of an America stupidified and deculturized by Republican design. Back in 2017, when Trump was trying to kill the NEA and the NEH, Christopher Knight noted in the Los Angeles Times that: “Since Ronald Reagan, the arts agency has been … Continue reading →