MOST RECENT ARTICLES BY:

Ezekiel Kweku

  1. intelligencer chats
    Will Colin Powell’s DNC Appearance Actually Help Joe Biden?Swing voters may be impressed to see another Republican backing Biden — or they may be turned off by the W. administration official’s endorsement.
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    What Could ‘Defund the Police’ Mean in Practice?Trying to unpack the slogan that has become a rallying cry for activists around the country.
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    Did the South Carolina Debate Change the Race for the Democrats?The South Carolina Democratic debate was raucous and unorganized. Whether any candidate stood out above the chaos is unclear.
  4. vision 2020
    Politics Chat: The Sanders–Warren He-Said, She-Said Showdown Over SexismDid the allegations of sexism by Sanders come from Warren’s camp? What will the fallout be? Two Intelligencer staffers discuss.
  5. vision 2020
    Could Bernie Win This Thing After All?Intelligencer staffers discuss the Vermont senator’s potentially underrated strength in the Democratic primary.
  6. intelligencer chats
    Is Biden Making a Mistake by Holding His Fire Against Trump?Intelligencer staffers discuss the Democratic contender’s understated response to President Trump’s attacks against him.
  7. dossier
    The High Society That Surrounded Jeffrey EpsteinA close study of his circle — social, professional, transactional — reveals a damning portrait of elite New York.
  8. vision 2020
    Is the Biden Appeal About to Fade?Amid allegations of inappropriate touching, he remains the Democratic poll leader. Intelligencer staffers discuss how solid his advantage really is.
  9. let’s have a chat
    What Did the Manafort Verdict and Cohen Plea Deal Really Change?Four members of New York’s politics team discuss the upshot of the latest developments in the trials of Trump’s inner circle.
  10. politics chat
    Does a Tape of Donald Trump Saying the N-word Exist? Would It Matter If It Did?Four New York staffers discuss the political impact of Omarosa’s allegation that a recording of Donald Trump using an anti-black racial slur exists.
  11. Daily Intelligencer Politics Chat: Fiasco in FinlandFour Daily Intelligencer staffers try to make sense of President Trump’s strange press conference with Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
  12. How Will Donald Trump Take the Cancellation of Roseanne?Two Daily Intelligencer staffers discuss Roseanne’s racist remarks, the quick cancellation of her show, and what Trump will tweet about it.
  13. DI Politics Chat: Kanye Goes MAGAFour New York staffers talk about Kanye West’s full-throated endorsement of the Donald Trump and alt-right turn.
  14. DI Politics Chat: Upzoning the American DreamDaily Intelligencer writers chat about the urban housing crisis and progressive politics.
  15. DI Politics Chat: What Do We Forget About MLK?Four Daily Intelligencer staffers discuss the mission and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and what gets left out of the public memory of him.
  16. DI Politics Chat: The GOP Got Their Tax Cuts. Now What?4 Daily Intel staffers chat about the tax bill, whether it will help the Democrats take back power, and what pieces of it they should keep if they do.
  17. New York Politics Chat: Is Trump the Worst President of All Time?Five members of New York’s politics team try to figure what Trump has to do to take the (figurative) crown.
  18. DI Politics Chat: How Should the Media Cover Nazis?Five New York staffers chatted about that New York Times profile and the broader question of how (and whether) to write about Nazis.
  19. DI Politics Chat: Was the 2016 Election Legitimate?Four Daily Intel writers on what we talk about when we talk about legitimate elections.
  20. Politics Chat: What Will the GOP Do With Moore’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations?Five Daily Intel staffers try to parse the GOP’s options. It’s going to be a mess.
  21. Tremor in North Korea Raises Fears of a 6th Nuclear TestIt would be the third since Trump’s election.