A Gay Couple Is Suing New York City Over IVF Denial
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The city of New York is discriminating against its gay male employees by denying them the same health care benefits as women and straight men, a new lawsuit alleges. Under the city’s insurance, employees are entitled…
The NYPD’s “Outside Agitators” Narrative Is an Excuse for Force
MSNBC Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The morning after the New York Police Department arrested pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, the city’s mayor appeared satisfied. “This is not a department that was dealing with one production at a time,” Mayor Eric Adams said, flanked…
Did Trump Push the NY Judge Too Far?
Mother Jones; Steven Senne/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Once again, former President Donald Trump is about to find out just how far he can push a judge. On Tuesday morning, Trump’s attorneys faced an angry barrage of questions from New York Supreme Court…
Trump’s Trial Marks the Return of “Individual-1”
Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial.Michael Nagle/Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The justice system finally caught up with Individual-1—a.k.a. Donald J. Trump. On the opening day of Trump’s…
The National Guard Is a “WTF” Moment for New York’s Subways. But a Proposed Ban Could Go Even Further.
New York State Police, MTAPD and New York National Guard patrol and conduct container inspections at Grand Central Station on March 6, 2024 in New York City.Adam Gray/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement last week that she was…
Report: After End of Pandemic Aid, Nearly a Quarter of New Yorkers Live in Poverty
One in four kids in New York City live in poverty, according to a new report.Anthony Behar/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One in four kids in New York City live in poverty, according to a sobering report released today that sheds light on…