Obamacare Hearing Basically Just a Contest to Make the Worst Wizard of Oz Analogy

1/22/2022

new york city

What We Know About the Shooting of Two NYPD Officers in Harlem

By Intelligencer Staff

Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was shot and killed in the line of duty in Harlem on Friday. Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, remains in critical condition.

1/22/2022

covid-19

How to Get Free N95 Masks From the Government

By Chas Danner and Margaret Hartmann

Beginning next week, the Biden administration will start distributing 400 million free N95 masks. Here’s everything we know about the program.

1/22/2022

politics

Biden Didn’t Have the Power or Luck to Become FDR or LBJ

By Ed Kilgore

Biden is trying to govern in an era totally unlike the 1930s or 1960s with little margin for error and a lot of nasty surprises. Give him a break.

1/21/2022

wall street

The End of the Pandemic Boom Is Nigh

By Kevin T. Dugan

Netflix, Peloton, and other Wall Street winners of the pandemic economy are running out of steam.

1/21/2022

covid-19

Where to Get Home COVID Tests and Why They’re So Hard to Find

By Margaret Hartmann

Here are all your current options, including where tests are in stock, insurance reimbursement, and how to get free tests from the government.

1/21/2022

the city politic

Everyone Needs to Take a Deep Breath About Alvin Bragg

By Errol Louis

His criminal-justice reforms have prompted a freak-out, but they’re reasonable — and exactly what he promised.

1/21/2022

aviation

5G Will Not Make Your Plane Fall Out of the Sky

By Jeff Wise

Why did U.S. airlines fly into a panic over this?

1/21/2022

the national interest

Trump Unable to Grasp Hannity’s ‘Banging Head Against Wall’ Metaphor

By Jonathan Chait

Former president thinks he’s being asked about literal wall.

1/21/2022

encounter

Is the Next Great Pastime … Pickleball?

By Giri Nathan

Connor Pardoe wants to turn the racquet sport, once a game for retirees, into a primetime event.

1/21/2022

criminal justice

Is Solitary Confinement Here to Stay at Rikers Island?

By Matt Stieb

The movement to ban it slammed into a wall of opposition, first from Bill de Blasio and now from Eric Adams.

1/20/2022

election coup

The Election Law Central to January 6 Might Actually Get Fixed

By Ed Kilgore

Both Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy are “open” to reform of the Electoral Count Act.

1/20/2022

literature

Trump Invites Congress to Election-Lie Book Club

By Margaret Hartmann

Sending every House Republican a book about the “rigged” election just makes him look desperate.

1/20/2022

politics

Never Mind the Facts. Trump Fans Feel Like a Majority

By Ed Kilgore

When you’ve been convinced polls are fake and actual elections are rigged, it is easy to confuse visible signs of enthusiasm as a ticket to power.

1/20/2022

questions

Can I Eat M&M’s Without Having to Think About Their Personalities?

By Sarah Jones

Corporate America has gone too far.

1/20/2022

havana syndrome

CIA: (Most) Havana Syndrome (Probably) Not Caused by Foreign Attack

By Margaret Hartmann

The agency’s interim findings bolster the “mass sociogenic illness” theory but are frustratingly inconclusive.

1/20/2022

politics

Of Course, Eric Adams Is Turning His Paycheck Into Crypto

By Kevin T. Dugan

The mayor once talked about getting paid in bitcoin, but he’ll have to settle for the next best thing.

1/20/2022

labor

Miners vs. Vultures

By Sarah Jones

A lengthy strike calls attention to the practices of private equity.

1/20/2022

the national interest

The Filibuster Is Living on Borrowed Time

By Jonathan Chait

Mitch McConnell wants you to think the fight is over. It’s not.

1/20/2022

games

The Decade That Defined the Knicks

By Will Leitch

Talking with Chris Herring, whose new book looks back at the ugly-great teams of the 1990s.

1/20/2022

build back better

Give Manchin What He Wants Already

By Eric Levitz

Before Democrats give up on passing Biden’s climate agenda, they should see if the West Virginia senator will take yes for an answer.

1/20/2022

the money game

Last Sane Man on Wall Street

By Andrew Rice

Nathan Anderson made his name exposing — and betting against — corporate fraud. But short selling in a frothy pandemic economy can be ruinous.

1/19/2022

politics

Kyrsten Sinema’s Moment of Infamy

By Ben Jacobs

The enigmatic Democrat votes for the filibuster and against her party.

1/19/2022

politics

Biden’s Marathon Press Conference Didn’t Quite Go As Planned

By Ed Kilgore

The president’s aim was to get back on message, but he may have stirred new trouble with his remarks on Russia and Ukraine.

1/19/2022

today in eric adams

What If We Stopped Drivers From Killing People?

By Tirhakah Love

Doing very little hasn’t worked yet. What if we tried?

1/19/2022

wall street

BlackRock Is Going Viral on TikTok As a Free Place to Pee

By Kevin T. Dugan

“You guys can all judge me if you want, but I do not care. I have never, ever been happier!”

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