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Ross Barkan is a columnist for the Guardian and Jacobin, as well as a contributor to the Nation. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, and elsewhere.
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Is Eric Adams Doomed?
THIS LOOKS REAL BADScandal is nothing new to New York’s mayor, but the FBI’s investigation of his chief fundraiser makes him vulnerable to a Democratic primary challenge.

These Hacks Turned NYC Into a Hotbed of Voter Suppression
WORST OF THE WORSTWhile Democrats rail against Republican attempts to clamp down on the vote, in Democratically-controlled New York, they’ve already got voter suppression down to a science.

The Left's Been Rising in NYC—Will Eric Adams Knock It Down?
HIGH STAKESThis could be the city’s most pivotal contest in a generation; it’s certainly the most unsettled.

As Soon as COVID-19 Hit, Cuomo Downplayed the Danger
EXCERPTThe New York governor's initial “nothing to see here” response to the coronavirus was a step behind reality from the very start and sounded a lot like Trump.

If Cancel Culture Is Real, Why Aren’t the Cuomos Canceled?
‘LIFE GOES ON!’Chris, who used his CNN show to toss softballs to his brother the governor, was also advising him behind the scenes. If that’s not a violation of journalistic ethics, nothing is.

The Virus is Ravaging NY Again After Cuomo’s Victory Lap
LEADERSHIP LESSONThe governor’s premature victory lap seems that much worse as he races to reopen things to fend off other scandals in the state with America’s second highest death toll.

The End Is Finally Near for America’s Trumpiest Democrat
TICK TOCK...It isn’t just the harassment claims. The nursing homes, the corruption, the sadistic work culture—they’re all catching up to Andrew Cuomo fast.

Cuomo Was Always a Bad Guy. Here’s Why He’s Finally Exposed.
THE ANTI-TRUMPThe governor was anointed as the anti-Trump and happily, greedily played the part as facts were ignored, dismissed, even hidden. Mass death meant mass fame.

Andrew Cuomo’s Star Turn Just Crashed and Burned
IT’S OVER, ANDREWHe seemed steady as a rock when we needed him—and when the president was a disaster. But now we’re getting a look under the hood, and it isn’t pretty.

Strongman Gov. Cuomo Gives Up and Whines About the Feds
‘REPREHENSIBLE’He says there’s nothing he can do about flights coming to New York from Britain, but that’s just not so.
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