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America under Trump is “rolling over in its grave prematurely,” says a friend.

of the fog and smoke machines operated by De Blasio, his kennel of poodles we call the City Council, and, of course, villainess Councilwoman Rivera. Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, sent out an email … Continue reading →

It’s intended as a check, a counterweight on the Mayor. Instead, as with Bloomberg, De Blasio’s City Council is a rubber stamp for one after another of the Mayor’s real estate scams. To wit, this year alone: East Midtown, Tech … Continue reading →

You cannot call yourself a progressive and be a patsy of the NYC real estate industry, voting for a neighborhood-destroying boondoggle like the Tech Hub rezoning. And Congresswoman Rivera, the few tepid, toothless pseudo-protections you claim to have wrested from … Continue reading →

Democrats are really, really good at losing. In fact, they’ve made a specialty of it. True to form, Nancy Pelosi goes to the sham Peterson Foundation and jaw-jaws, validating their obsession with cutting Social Security. The “pay-go” rule she keeps espousing … Continue reading →

She knows she has to do it. But even so, it hurts. At TalkPoverty, she explains.

Andrew Berman says that Councilwoman Rivera told him over the phone last weekend that she would not vote for Tech Hub without zoning and landmark protections. Assuming that he’s telling the truth, which I do assume, we must ask what … Continue reading →

Sarah Kendzior, journalist with an authoritarianism portfolio, speaking on AM Joy recognizes that in the upcoming election, “the GOP may simply not concede. We need to remember Roy Moore, for example, never conceded. This is a party that is not interested … Continue reading →

“We all know that once her vote has been cast, she loses all her leverage and it’s wishful thinking that anything more will be granted by the administration,” Andrew Berman, executive director of Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, tells … Continue reading →

Sen. McConnell and the GOP simply make up the roles as they go along. And always, of course, to benefit themselves. Now, the National Archives have become co-opted by the GOP and will work only for them. Dems: Shut the … Continue reading →