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  The Transformation of Mike Bloomberg

  How the benevolent billionaire with no political debts ended up owning us all

  Mike Bloomberg is the best mayor—in fact, the best state or city chief executive—I've covered in 31 years at the Voice. He's also the worst.

  In his first term, he was able to close a gaping budget chasm without crippling...

  By Wayne Barrett

  Wednesday, November 19

  Mike Bloomberg is the best mayor—in fact, the best state or city chief executive—I've covered in 31 years at the Voice. He's also the... More >>
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  Teen Murder at Rikers Jail

  New details about the slow and painful death of a Brooklyn kid. Did guards turn a blind eye?

  The fatal beating last month of a teenager on Rikers Island has sparked new fury about how the huge jail complex is operated.

  The teen, Christopher Robinson, is believed to have bled to death over a period perhaps stretching to 12 hours, the Voice...

  By Graham Rayman

  Wednesday, November 19

  The fatal beating last month of a teenager on Rikers Island has sparked new fury about how the huge jail complex is operated. The teen,... More >>
• Letters 11.19.08

  Sweet Lorain

  Re Tom Robbins's 'How Obama's Hopesters Took Ohio' [November 12–18]: I graduated from Lorain High School in 1973. The town has been decimated by economic downturn, short-sighted leadership, and a lack of investment...

  Wednesday, November 19

  Sweet Lorain Re Tom Robbins's 'How Obama's Hopesters Took Ohio' [November 12–18]: I graduated from Lorain High School in 1973. The town... More >>
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  Freedom Fighter or Terrorist? The US Can't Decide about Bangladeshi Immigrant Sachin Karmakar

  Welcome to America, freedom fighter. Now go stuff yourself.

  In the spring of 1971, Sachin Karmakar was a 19-year-old college student who found himself swept up in the short and bloody war that marked the birth of the nation of Bangladesh.

  Before it could secede from Pakistan, the fledgling nation was...

  By Elizabeth Dwoskin

  Wednesday, November 12

  In the spring of 1971, Sachin Karmakar was a 19-year-old college student who found himself swept up in the short and bloody war that marked the... More >>
• Letters 11.12.08

  Jolie rollers

  Re J. Hoberman's 'Angelina Jolie Suffers for Us All in Changeling' [October 22–28]: Ignore the Angelina Factory sycophants, Hoberman. With critics like Lane and Denby becoming increasingly...

  Wednesday, November 12

  Jolie rollers Re J. Hoberman's 'Angelina Jolie Suffers for Us All in Changeling' [October 22–28]: Ignore the Angelina Factory sycophants,... More >>
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  Wall Streetwalkers: The Sleazy Lehman Brothers Subsidiary

  Lehman Brothers maintained its squeaky-clean image by relying on its seamier subsidiary. Just call her Aurora.

  Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld told Congress on October 6 that the Wall Street investment bank was destroyed by a "financial tsunami"—a natural disaster, an act of God.

  In other words, it wasn't his fault.

  But the truth is that...

  By Graham Rayman

  Wednesday, November 05

  Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld told Congress on October 6 that the Wall Street investment bank was destroyed by a "financial tsunami"—a... More >>
• Letters 11.05.08

  The eternal mayor

  Re Tom Robbins's 'Bloomberg's Coup: Heroes, Villains, and Wimps' [October 29–November 4]: The only function of the New York City Council is to convince people that the New York State Legislature is not...

  Wednesday, November 05

  The eternal mayor Re Tom Robbins's 'Bloomberg's Coup: Heroes, Villains, and Wimps' [October 29–November 4]: The only function of the New... More >>
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  Richard Belzer, Ice-T Jack Up the Election

  Writers, artists, performers on next week's presidential election.

  Ah, those talking heads—the TV yabberers, not the guys singing about buildings and food. We've grown a little tired of hearing from the political world's institutional pundits over this long election cycle—there's only so much Roland Martin...

  By Various

  Wednesday, October 29

  Ah, those talking heads—the TV yabberers, not the guys singing about buildings and food. We've grown a little tired of hearing from the... More >>