Enjoyed going to the great state of Wisconsin in mid-July to interview @francescahongwi.bsky.social for @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social! She gave some really thoughtful answers and defined democratic socialism clearly and well. No wonder corporate Dems are panicking! jacobin.com/2026/07/hong...

Socialist Francesca Hong Could Be Wisconsin’s Next Governor

Currently leading in the polls in a major swing state, democratic socialist Francesca Hong has a good shot at becoming Wisconsin’s next governor — and the first socialist governor in US history. We sp...

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Para entender los éxitos de la izquierda de EEUU en las primarias demócratas de esta semana, escuchad a @rainalips.bsky.social en @lamarea.com. www.lamarea.com/2026/06/13/r...

Raina Lipsitz: "Mamdani parecía salir de la nada, pero representa algo que lleva más de una década gestándose" | lamarea.com

La periodista Raina Lipsitz explica cómo la juventud de izquierda está ganando el pulso a los viejos centristas del Partido Demócrata.

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Thanks to @fairmediawatch.bsky.social for suggesting I write about corporate media’s panic over left victories in recent primary elections. Nice to see that bad-faith media narratives about left-wing candidates are losing power. fair.org/home/corpora...

Corporate Pundits Panic Over Democratic Voters’ Socialist Preferences

Alarmed by voters’ rejection of corporate media’s preference for moderates, establishment media outlets reacted with panicked op-eds.

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Para la izquierda norteamericana, las victorias más ilusionantes de estos últimos años no se han logrado contra la derecha, sino contra el propio Partido Demócrata. Hoy sale en línea la entrevista que le hice a Raina Lipsitz @rainalips.bsky.social en @lamarea.com. www.lamarea.com/2026/06/13/r...

Raina Lipsitz: "Mamdani parecía salir de la nada, pero representa algo que lleva más de una década gestándose" | lamarea.com

La periodista Raina Lipsitz explica cómo la juventud de izquierda está ganando el pulso a los viejos centristas del Partido Demócrata.

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I loved writing this story for @theguardian.com! It’s got it all: drama, friendship, politics, poetry, Donald Trump, Zohran Mamdani, and my beautiful home state of New York! www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

A bucolic county in upstate New York appointed a poet laureate. Why was she fired shortly after?

Esther Cohen was removed as Greene county’s poet laureate just weeks after the appointment. It’s ‘emblematic of the assault on the arts writ large’, some say

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It was a challenge to do justice to @mollycrabapple.bsky.social’s thrilling, capacious, and intermittently delightful book, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. But I tried! My thoughts for The Metropolitan Review: www.metropolitanreview.org/p/this-land-...

This Land Belongs to All of Us

On Molly Crabapple's ‘Here Where We Live Is Our Country’

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El nuevo número en papel de @lamarea.com, #lamarea111, promete. Lo podéis pedir aquí: kiosco.lamarea.com/producto/la-... Allí estoy también, por cierto, hablando con Raina Lipsitz, @rainalips.bsky.social, sobre el futuro de las izquierdas en Estados Unidos.

Grateful @ipostnews.bsky.social is covering this sickening but important story.

Investigative Post@ipostnews.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Breaking: Nurul Amin Shah Alam has been confirmed dead by Buffalo police He was found Tuesday evening downtown after he'd been missing for 6 days. Nearly blind, he'd been left at a coffee shop Thurs. evening by Border Patrol agents 5 miles from his home. www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

My latest for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting on how elite media coverage of Epstein erases his victims: “To many in elite media, girls and women without money or status are mere footnotes in the spellbinding saga of Epstein and his famous friends.” fair.org/home/media-f...

Media Focus on Epstein’s Powerful Friends Erases Their Victims

Most elite media coverage has focused not on Epstein’s victims, but on the lifestyles of Jeffrey Epstein and his rich and famous friends.

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With some exceptions, elite media outlets have shown far more interest in the fates of the high-profile men who surrounded Epstein than in the women and girls who were abused. fair.org/home/media-f...

Media Focus on Epstein’s Powerful Friends Erases Their Victims

Most elite media coverage has focused not on Epstein’s victims, but on the lifestyles of Jeffrey Epstein and his rich and famous friends.

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This was satisfying to write: “Brooks has defended the powerful, denigrated the vulnerable, and decried America’s toxic political culture, the causes of which he has analyzed via tossed-off listicles.” - fair.org/home/for-nyt...

For NYT’s David Brooks, It’s Way Past Time to Say Goodbye

Brooks has served as an apologist for the ruling class, whose crimes and errors of judgement he is always ready to trivialize and forgive.

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❄️ "Code Blue" is Buffalo & Erie County's plan for #homeless shelter during dangerous #cold. If you know someone needing refuge, direct them to a shelter or call 211. Details: wnycoalitionforthehomeless.org/codebluebuffalo.html More resources: erie.gov/winter

Not sure what it says about me that I have near-total recall of David Brooks’ NYT columns going back to 2007, but it was helpful in writing this article for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social! fair.org/home/for-nyt...

For NYT’s David Brooks, It’s Way Past Time to Say Goodbye

Brooks has served as an apologist for the ruling class, whose crimes and errors of judgement he is always ready to trivialize and forgive.

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It’s the “democracy” in “democratic socialism” that corporatists most object to, not the socialism—my latest for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social! fair.org/home/what-sc...

What Scares Establishment Media Most Is Not Socialism But Democracy

If everyday people realize they don’t need overpaid consultants to win real change, how long can the status quo be maintained by its beneficiaries?

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From minutes 32 to 42, I spoke with ⁦‪⁦‪Jeff Simmons‬⁩ of WBAI‬⁩ about the significance for NYC and the world of Zohran Mamdani’s historic inauguration. A fun and hopeful conversation! soundcloud.com/jeff-simmons...

Pacifica Radio Network's 2026 Inaugural Day Special

On January 1, 2026, Pacifica Radio Network presented a special inauguration day broadcast of the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s 112th mayor. The special was hosted by Jeff Simmons a

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Mamdani convinced New York City voters to back his agenda. Now he needs to convince Albany politicians. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...

Zohran Mamdani’s Next Big Battle is in Albany

Mamdani convinced New York City voters to back his agenda. Now he needs to convince Albany politicians.

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Today I’ll be joining @jackhites.bsky.social circa 11:38am as part of @wbai.org’s special inauguration coverage! You can tune in to WBAI 99.5 FM or stream it live at www.wbai.org. Can’t wait to discuss what the future holds in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ’s New York!

Proud to have worked with @chrisgelardi.bsky.social and Sydney Umstead on this important story for @nysfocus.bsky.social about visitors being denied visits with loved ones in NY state prisons after scanners pick up objects like tampons: nysfocus.com/2025/12/06/d...

State Prisons Are Turning Away Visitors After Scanners Pick Up Their…

Guards demanded body scanners to cut down on contraband. Now they’re turning visitors away over their hygiene and medical supplies.

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It’s not even gone yet and they miss it alteady! My latest for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social @ fair.org/home/nyt-mou...

NYT Mourns Lost Glamour of Jeffrey Epstein’s New York

In reporting on Epstein and his orbit, the New York Times seems more concerned with the problems of the powerful than the circumstances of their victims.

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A lot of folks are still having trouble saying @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's name, so I made a little PSA to help

October 25th is the last day you can register in order to vote in NYC's general election! Check if you are registered: www.vote.nyc/page/am-i-re... Register: www.vote.nyc/page/registe... requestballot.vote.nyc/tracking Look up your Early Voting and Election Day poll sites: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

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Media Like Newsom’s Fighting Words—But Are Words Enough to Beat Trump?

Newsom seems to think that all he needs is one splashy issue he can fight Trump on--and a little help from his corporate friends, donors and media outlets.

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Really great content this week at @boltsmag.org! I expect you may have missed some, so here we go: 1️⃣ Buffalo jails is notoriously deadly for people who are locked in. And little has changed under the new GOP sheriff, despite a lot of talk, @rainalips.bsky.social And yet, he's running unopposed:

There’s a New Sheriff in Town. But Buffalo Area Jails Remain as Dangerous as Ever. - Bolts

Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in Erie County jails.

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What does Dem nominee for NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to see family have to do with the mass murder that took place in midtown Manhattan a week ago? Absolutely nothing

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The @nytimes.com reported Mamdani was “facing growing criticism for his absence overseas.” The New York Post faulted Mamdani for his “tardy response to the shooting,” pointing out that he “finally offered a tweet 45 minutes after his rivals”—when it was 4 am in Kampala. fair.org/home/media-b...

More than a year ago, New York Times management told its reporters covering Gaza to restrict the use of the terms "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing." Sounding the alarm on genocide earlier could have had an impact. fair.org/home/nyt-sup...

NYT Suppressed Genocide Discussion When It Could Have Made a Difference

The New York Times’ opinion page carries political weight, and sounding the alarm on genocide earlier could have had an impact.

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Thanks to @boltsmag.org for publishing my seventh reported story on jail conditions in @eriecounty.bsky.social. @ourcityaction.bsky.social @surjbuffalo.bsky.social @buffalonews.com @news4buffalo.bsky.social boltsmag.org/erie-county-...

There’s a New Sheriff in Town. But Buffalo Area Jails Remain as Dangerous as Ever. - Bolts

Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in Erie County jails.

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NEW in Bolts: Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, Erie County jails remain notorious for their high death rate. boltsmag.org/erie-co...

There’s a New Sheriff in Town. But Buffalo Area Jails Remain as Dangerous as Ever.

Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in Erie County jails.

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Another PAC that we can fund to beat Cuomo again and get Zohran into the mayorship. secure.actblue.com/donate/dream... If you can’t donate - consider following them here: @dreamfornyc.bsky.social

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We beat this loser once. We're going to beat him again. Starting by ratio-ing his announcement video 😎