Class War
Boats, furniture, and other toys are getting tossed out as the 1 percent go on shopping sprees in The Hamptons. Meanwhile, the virus lingers.
Aaron Short, the co-author of THE METHOD TO THE MADNESS: Donald Trump's Ascent as Told by Those Who Were Hired, Fired, Inspired—and Inaugurated, is a New York-based reporter covering city, state, and federal government. He has written for the New York Post, New York Daily News, New York Observer, City & State, and Vice.
LOW-BUDGET LOOK
Here a taste of ‘The Method to the Madness,’ a new oral history of Trump’s incredible, unlikely political ascent.
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Cameos From Pitt and Putin
The governor with an eye on the White House is attacking a primary challenger to his left who hasn’t even officially declared her candidacy yet.
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‘A Disservice to Women’
At a moment when Democrats are trying to grapple with old sins and clean house, one potential 2020 candidate has been drawing attention to himself for the wrong reasons.
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$10 Million
“There were three elderly gentlemen who were defecating on themselves," in the infirmary, said Ruben Willis. "The nurses were ignoring them, so inmates took them into showers.”
Not Too Shabby
As Hizzoner cruises to reelection, his record on helping the poor holds up all right, even if there's a lot a mayor can't control.
Most Progressive Sport?
You may think NASCAR is reactionary and stupid, but look, it’s the only sport where the women compete directly with the men. And hold their own.
“Enemies of the United States”
"It would be a strange thing indeed if I should make any attempt to prevent this meeting,” said LaGuardia. "I would then be doing exactly as Adolf Hitler is doing."
Debt & Inequality
The state with the nation’s highest average income grapples with a huge debt problem even as young people and big employers — including Aetna — head for the exits.