Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
We’ve all been there, futilely swiping a MetroCard over and over while fellow straphangers silently (and sometimes not-so-silently) judge us. But, at least for most of us, TV cameras aren’t rolling while it happens. After a campaign stop in the Bronx Thursday, Hillary Clinton needed five swipes to successfully pass through the turnstile at the…
Cruz at lunch in the Bronx, likely explaining the menu. (Getty) GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz took some time off from dodging allegations that he murdered seven people in California in the 1960s to learn all about our New York Values firsthand, now that it turns out he needs us to vote for him….
Why do state legislators insist on proposing and passing anti-transgender legislation? On Wednesday, The Daily Show aired a segment on the anti-trans panic that has swept many state legislatures as visibility of trans issues has increased. And Jessica Williams tried to get to the bottom of just what was going on. Williams talked to several…
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers a speech at the 42nd Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention on April 6 in Philadelphia. (Ricky Carioti/ The Washington Post) NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton said Thursday she doesn’t know why Democratic presidential rival Sen. Bernie Sanders would say she is not qualified to be president as the two campaigns continued…
WCAXIn a private meeting with New York legislators on Monday, Hillary Clinton reportedly claimed that Vermont—home of Sen. Bernie Sanders, her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination—is an important source of guns used by criminals in the Empire State. “She said that it’s going to be coming out in the very near future that many…
“After I dropped you off,” Babiker said, “I got three kids who said they really like him, and two who said they were going for fun.” “Right. They wanted to see.” Earlier, in the car, I had struggled to explain how America has always been willing to dare, and double-dog dare, and triple-dog dare…
(Reuters) – Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed into law a measure affording wide protections for actions considered discriminatory by gay rights activists. The far-reaching law allows people with religious objections to deny wedding services to same-sex couples. It also clears the way for employers to cite religion in determining workplace policies on dress…
Bernie Sanders (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images) Bernie Sanders sat down with the New York Daily News editorial board last Friday, seeking its endorsement in the upcoming April 19 Empire State primary. It did not go well for the senator from Vermont. Time and again, when pressed to get beyond his rhetoric on the evils…
George Mason University leaders announced last week that they would rename their law school the Antonin Scalia School of Law, honoring the late U.S. Supreme Court justice, after receiving $30 million in gifts. Shortly after the university’s announcement, Del. Marcus B. Simon (D-Fairfax) began circulating a petition calling for a stop to George Mason “selling the…
Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank on April 25, 2014 in New York City.Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival Barney Frank, the former Massachusetts Congressman who retired from the House of Representatives in 2013, is perhaps best known for a bill that carries his name: the Dodd-Frank Act, which aimed to…