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The chronically-underfunded Landmarks Preservation Commission is now being disabled and held hostage by Mayor de Blasio. We see on a daily basis historic nineteenth-century buildings being demolished to make way for more condo and office towers that service the Tech … Continue reading →

She campaigned on her opposition to the Tech Hub scam, then at the last minute she hopped on the bandwagon and sold out her constituents. One of the city’s most historic neighborhoods is now being leveled to extend Silicon Alley, … Continue reading →

Richard E. Frankel at Salon charts the direct line of descent to Trump’s attacks on the media. Trump, the embodiment of fakery, rails against the “fake news” (.i., truth and reality). HIs Fascist electoral cult responds by crowing Nazi buzzwords. … Continue reading →

says that he won’t accept any campaign contributions from real estate developers in his upcoming mayoral run.

As Norman Solomon writes not only did he vote for the Iraq fiasco, he was complicit in it: “During the lead-up to that vote, in August 2002, as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, he presided over sham hearings—refusing to … Continue reading →

when they’re being interviewed. Sit still, cinmematic luminaries. Watch Tebaldi’s 1967 interview on the Bell Telephone Hour. Interesting that Meryl Streep doesn’t squirm when she discusses Callas.

Echt ballet, echt American Ballet Theatre, 1987. Just came across a snapshot I’d taken in Los Angeles in March of that year. I was there on some Radical Rags business. ABT was there as part of its annual marathon four-month … Continue reading →

We’ve just heard the incredible news that Rep. Neal turned down New York State’s offer of Trump’s tax returns because it might look, as if such a thing was possible after Trump, “unseemly.” Pelosi is chilling the Democrat’s efforts to … Continue reading →

He is harboring and paying a six-figure salary to a scofflaw who is defying a legal subpoena.

has done it again! Bravi and thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Great Britain. Love & gratitude, United States of America.