opinion‘CRUSH THE DEMOCRATS’Trump’s Using ‘Chinese Virus’ to Pull a Fast One on DemsSteve Bannon laid out the game plan: Get Democrats talking about race and identity, while Trump turns to economic nationalism.Batya Ungar-Sargon
opinionCALL ME A SUCKERI’ll Say It: Parts of Trump’s Speech Were GoodHe got members of both parties to applaud a black woman wronged by the criminal justice system. He spoke movingly of the Holocaust. There’s a heart under there somewhere after all.Batya Ungar-Sargon
BetrayalHow a Synagogue Survives a ScandalKesher Israel’s congregation was rocked by a peeping tom scandal involving its prominent rabbi of two decades. This is how they worked to restore trust in the synagogue before it was too late.Batya Ungar-Sargon
'Broken Windows’ Is BrokenThe Neighborhood That Policed ItselfWhen a police officers becomes a member of the community and not an occupying force, crime goes down. Almost every single study proves it. So why is the NYPD doing the opposite?Batya Ungar-Sargon
RENAMEDSex Trafficking Victims Finally Get Help“I don’t believe anyone’s open to prostitution unless you’ve been traumatized or abused. You’d beg, you’d go on welfare, you’d shoplift, for goodness’ sake. These people need to be treated as victims.”Batya Ungar-Sargon
Right BalanceGround Zero of the NYPD SlowdownResidents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.Batya Ungar-Sargon
On the RadioThe Smooth-Talking Millennial Whisperer<p>He’s the storyteller with a beat who’s making young and minority listeners pay attention to <i>Snap Judgment</i>. But what’s making Glynn Washington angry?</p> Batya Ungar-Sargon
Serious Allegations‘Holy Guy’ Rabbi Accused of Sex AbuseAn ultra-Orthodox elementary school principal has been accused of sexual abuse, but accusations of physical abuse go back much further. Batya Ungar-Sargon
Binge-WorthyThe Feminist Aesthetic of ‘Happy Valley’‘Happy Valley’ has magically transformed the crime drama genre by decoupling the violence against women from the suspense that keeps us watching.Batya Ungar-Sargon
