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John Oliver Outs Tucker Carlson As White Supremacist In Damning Segment
The “Last Week Tonight” host ripped apart the Fox News personality’s “lazy racism.”
The Imperious Rise and Accelerating Fall of Andrew Cuomo
Even as he tries to plot a political survival strategy in the face of sexual misconduct allegations, Mr. Cuomo is an object lesson on the dangers of kicking people on the way up.
Top Dems Call on Cuomo to Resign Amid Harassment Allegations
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, adding the most powerful Democratic voices yet to calls for the governor to leave office in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and groping.
A Tax Code Optimized for White Wealth Leaves Black Americans Behind
Dorothy Brown has spent her career as a law professor documenting racism in a tax system that’s supposedly colorblind.
What Really Happened at ‘Reply All’?
A podcast was applauded for its reporting on embedded racism in the workplace. It didn’t make it to the third episode.
‘A Ticking Time Bomb’: City Jails Are Crowded Again, Stoking Covid Fears
New York City released hundreds of people as the pandemic raged. Now jails are full again, and an increase in infections could spread the virus beyond their walls.
N.Y.P.D. Releases Secret Misconduct Records After Repeal of Shield Law
Inspired by racial justice protests, the Legislature repealed a law blocking police misconduct records from scrutiny. Now the outcomes of thousands of cases are available online.
You Were Duped Into Saying Yes. Is That Still Consent?
Legal scholars have long debated this question. Recent psychological studies shed new light.
The Fashion World Promised More Diversity. Here’s What We Found.
Tracking an industry where Black representation has been rare.
Passed Over 3 Times, a Black Marine Colonel Is Being Promoted to General
The promotion could set Col. Anthony Henderson on a path to becoming the first Black four-star Marine general. Only 25 African-Americans in the Marines have reached general in any form.
Long Island Doctor, 75, Who Worked From Car Accused of Murdering 5 Patients
Dr. George Blatti, 75, allegedly saw patients in his car, prescribing medications with no examination from the parking lots of the Rockville Centre hotel -- where he lived -- and a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts, after he lost access to his office -- a former Radio Shack, prosecutors say.
Former White House doctor made sexual comments, abused alcohol while on duty, watchdog finds
Former rear admiral-turned-congressman Ronny Jackson calls the finding a "political hit job."
He was denied his varsity letters in high school because he was gay. He’s getting them at age 79.
Tom Ammiano was denied an honor in school because of his "high-pitched voice and effeminate mannerisms." He just got it.