A 9/11 Charity Provides a Financial Safety Net to a Giuliani Firm
Because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Rudolph W. Giuliani has been indicted in two states and hit with a $148 million defamation judgment that forced him to…
Why Mexico May Elect a Female President Before the United States
Mexico is poised to elect its first female president on Sunday, a historic leap in a country long known for its machismo — and a big moment for all of…
She’s 98, and Walked Past Corpses to Escape Russian Attacks
When a Russian soldier appeared outside 98-year-old Lidiia Lomikovska’s shattered home in eastern Ukraine in late April, the first thing he did was shoot and kill the family dog. “What…
They’re Asian. They’re American. But, They Wonder, Are They Asian American?
When Dinesh Nepal first arrived in the United States in 2010, he had never heard of the term “Asian American.” He knew that he was of Asian descent. He grew…
In the West Bank, Guns and a Locked Gate Signal a Town’s New Residents
From the outskirts of his town in the West Bank, the mayor surveyed the rocky hills stretching toward the Dead Sea where Palestinians had long farmed and herded, and pointed…
The 7 Grueling Months to Reclaim the Bookstore Dream a Fire Stole
Lucy Yu wasn’t sure if she had smoke in her lungs or was having an anxiety attack. She needed fresh air. Five days earlier, on the Fourth of July, she…
Trump Verdict Confirms How Far Former Master of New York City Has Fallen
New York City was once Donald J. Trump’s playground, the place where he made his name and then plastered it everywhere he could. Now, the city that helped make him…
Trump Has Few Ways to Overturn His Conviction as a New York Felon
“This is long from over,” Donald J. Trump, the former president and current felon, declared on Thursday, moments after a Manhattan jury convicted him on 34 counts of falsifying records…
Worried About Youth Crime, Newark Revives an 11 P.M. Curfew
When officials in Newark noted a recent increase in violent crime in their city, they were especially concerned about teenagers, both as perpetrators and as victims. They turned to an…
Death and the Cinema | naked capitalism
Yves here. Satyajit Das sent along some cerebral fare, since the fictional treatment of death can’t be depicted as “lighter”. He features one of my favorite films, Ikiru, prominently, and…