When Will New York Solve Its Housing Crisis? Probably Not This Year.
It seemed like 2023 would be the year New York did something big to help solve its housing crisis. As skyrocketing rents punished residents, the progressive wing of the Democratic…
Abrupt Dismissals Point to Xi Jinping’s Quiet Shake-Up of China’s Military
The expelled officials included some of the brightest rising stars in President Xi Jinping’s military: two generals who oversaw satellite launches and manned space missions; an admiral who helped entrench…
How a Proxy Fight Over Campus Politics Brought Down Harvard’s President
The resignation of Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, on Tuesday followed a lengthening catalog of plagiarism allegations that appeared to steadily sap her support among the university’s faculty, students and alumni.…
Hamas Used Gaza Hospital as a Command Center, U.S. Intelligence Says
U.S. spy agencies believe that Hamas and another Palestinian group fighting Israel used Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza to command forces and hold some hostages, according to new American intelligence declassified…
Who Is Alan Garber, Harvard’s Interim President?
Alan M. Garber, an economist and physician who is Harvard’s provost and chief academic officer, will now serve as its interim president. The Harvard Corporation described Dr. Garber as “a…
Harvard President Resigns After Mounting Plagiarism Accusations
Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, announced her resignation on Tuesday, after her presidency had become engulfed in crisis over accusations of plagiarism and what some called her insufficient response to antisemitism…
Artist Sought for New and Improved Naked Capitalism Newsletter | naked capitalism
Lambert here: We are in the process of revising the Naked Capitalism newsletter in the hopes that we can turn it into a real circulation builder, instead of simply a…
Jeffrey Epstein list: What to expect from court filings unsealed in New York
People with links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be named for the first time in court documents.
Maine Secretary of State Targeted by ‘Swatting’ After Trump Ballot Decision
Maine’s secretary of state was the victim of a “swatting” call to her home, the authorities said, the latest politician to be targeted in recent weeks by people reporting fake…
To Avoid New York Rules, Hundreds of Migrants Dropped Off in New Jersey
Hundreds of migrants bound for New York City took a detour in New Jersey over the holiday weekend, in an apparent attempt to bypass a city order that seeks to…