Democrats Hold a Massive Generic Ballot Lead — And It’s No Accident
Democrats’ latest surge in the generic ballot — their biggest lead since 2017 — didn’t come out of nowhere. It is the result of...
America’s Convenient Compassion: Nicki Minaj at the UN: What New Yorkers See That America Won’t Say By Larnez Kinsey
New York has an instinct for truth.
It’s something in the air, something in the architecture, something in the lived experience of people who have...
The Entertainment Game Has Changed: How the $38 Billion OpenAI–Amazon Deal Rewires Music, Media, and Power
The entertainment industry is undergoing a transformation far more profound than most observers realize. The recent $38 billion agreement between OpenAI and Amazon Web...
THE MAMDANI EFFECT: HOCHUL’S TAX CONFUSION AND THE MIDDLE CLASS THAT WILL PAY FOR IT
Governor Kathy Hochul is caught in a political storm of her own making. In just forty-eight hours, her administration managed to send two completely...
CDC Just Cut Food Safety Surveillance And Now We’re All Playing Dinner Table Russian Roulette By Larnez Kinsey
The Setup: A Quiet Cut With Loud Consequences
While we were out here living life, grilling, brunching, buying them Costco rotisserie chickens the CDC made...
Israeli Spyware Might Be On Your Phone — And You’d Never Know
For years, people brushed off the idea that governments or foreign intelligence networks could break into the average person’s cellphone. That denial died the...
What Really Happened to SNAP: Intentions, Incentives, and the Lessons We Refuse to Learn
There is a strange ritual in American politics where temporary policies are treated as permanent achievements, and the inevitable return to reality is framed...
The ACA’s Structural Failure — and the Debate that Has Forced Washington to Confront
Public policy, often judged by its intentions, sometimes fails to deliver the desired results. The Affordable Care Act is a prime example. It was...
Sharon Owens Makes History As Syracuse’s First Black Mayor
Syracuse, New York's fifth-most populous city, has elected its first Black mayor in the city’s 177-year history. Sharon Owens makes history as the first Black...
Dorcey Applyrs Makes History As Albany’s First Black Mayor
At 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4th, Dr. Dorcey Lanier Applyrs, the first Black Mayor of New York's capital city and sixth-largest city, Albany,...
Built on Our Backs, Rebuilt by Our Hands By Larnez Kinsey
Across this nation, and right here in New York City, we are standing in the middle of what economists call a “correction.”
But let’s call...
The 50-Year Mortgage: Can It Help or Hurt Black America?
Donald Trump’s proposal for a 50-year mortgage has stirred up fresh debate in the housing market — a market where Black Americans already face...
America No Longer Believes the News — And That’s a Bigger Crisis Than Politics
When Americans stop believing the news, democracy loses its compass. A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that only 56 percent of U.S. adults now trust information...
The Shutdown, the Senate, and the Price of Political Theater
There are no permanent victories in politics—only trade-offs. What we saw in the U.S. Senate this week was a case study in that reality....
THE MAMDANI FACTOR: HOW NEW YORK’S “TAX THE RICH” AGENDA IS BOXING IN GOVERNOR HOCHUL
New York politics has always been a tug-of-war between ambition and arithmetic. But with the rise of Zohran Mamdani, that tension has reached a...
Houston Steps Up: The First City to Recruit NYPD Officers After Mamdani’s Win
When Houston’s Police Officers’ Union posted, “NYPD, are you disgusted with the election of Zohran Mamdani? Join us!”—it wasn’t just a trolling post. It was...
The ACA Offer and the Counteroffer: Would Cutting Out Big Insurance Finally Put People First?
As the government shutdown entered another week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made what he called a reasonable offer: extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
When the Housing Talk Misses the People It’s About
On the evening of November 6, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., I attended an affordable-housing forum in Yonkers that promised to bring clarity to a...
3.6 Million Daily Downloads, Candace Owens #1 Podcast in the World: Media Gatekeepers Are Finished
Candace Owens has done something the mainstream media said couldn’t be done — she beat them at their own game. Her self-titled podcast, Candace,...
The Attorney General’s Silence: How Letitia James Failed the Mentally Ill in New York
When the people of New York elected Letitia James, they hoped she would bring both compassion and accountability to the state’s highest law-enforcement office....
