You just look at this intersection and it appears made for pedestrian space. This is one of those changes that I’m sure will have some strange public backlash but a few years after it’s done the entire neighborhood will say they were for it the whole time. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...

Very refreshing take on philanthropy and the Giving Pledge from @craignewmark.bsky.social. We need (a lot) more folks approaching their giving in this way across the philanthropy sector. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/o...

My expectations for the Ben McCollum era are going through the roof. This is fun. Queue that victory polka again!

Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back.

Iowa just got some really good brackets. Path to the Elite 8 is very doable for the women’s team. And of the 1 seeds to potentially line up against in the second round for the men I’ll take Florida. Maybe a fun few weeks ahead?

I think a populist Dem is way more likely to win a safe R seat than a candidate trying to find a centrist lane (this has been tried over and over and over). Will be interested to see how this race develops here in NYC. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/n...

May have taken a little longer than that, but it’s nice to get one right every once in a while.

And the NY10 primary goes into full swing. Let’s get Lander to Congress.

RFK Jr’s damage will take a very long time to unwind when (if?) rational people gain power again.

The other campaign may have the money, but we have the people. It’s on us to earn every vote. We won’t be out-worked or out-organized. Not this team. The next step in the fight is getting on the ballot. Can I ask you to join us for a volunteer shift? www.mobilize.us/landerforcongress

Starting my career in a couple of public/national service roles this very much resonated with me. Can’t imagine my career would have found the path it did without these early experiences. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

I hope it’s not about this, but the below quote is echoing in my mind tonight. “During the war, you can't have elections? So let me just see, three and a half years from now, if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections? That's good." Congress needs to do more, full stop.

from the perspective of someone who might want to be president, the best time to run for the white house is now, not later. so if AOC is thinking about it — if the white house is her ambition — then her best bet is to throw her hat in the ring

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May 2025)

“But as obvious as that may sound, supporting organizing has never been a priority for philanthropy, despite the sector’s endless hand-wringing about democracy. Such work is now, and has always been, chronically underfunded. That needs to change.” www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/light-a...

I appear to be in the minority in that I’m not worried about this Iowa WBB team. Tough stretch after losing a leader who clearly was a bigger piece of the puzzle than I thought. Still, I think they right the ship next week. Also think this is the last 3 game losing streak we see for a long time.

I don’t agree with this this endorsement, but I totally get it. If Delgado wins will he be adversarial because of this? I doubt it. Will Mamdani lose his base of support over this? No chance. Will Hochul return favors if she wins? Maybe, it’s worth a shot. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

One of the better three point shooters Iowa has ever seen. Hate to see a career end this way. She will deserve every second of the ovation she gets at senior day.

Having lived in Park Slope for the last ~ten years, I have zero doubt that Brad Lander will be out there doing this exact same thing when we elect him to be our Congressman. We need so many more leaders like him in DC. Community building is part of the job. He shows up every time.

Governor Hochul has made very clear she will keep allowing government agencies to collaborate with ICE. The only way to make her change course is through a strong primary challenge from the Left. The power to force Hochul to end collaboration with ICE—and to tax the rich—lies with us, via Delgado.

Love seeing the confidence grow for this Iowa WBB team. Keep this up and they’ll will do some damage in March. The next few years are going to be fun as they gain experience.

The new Speaker says the Council will be looking into possible malfeasance by the Adams admin. “We need to retrospectively take a look back at what happened the last couple years”. I really hope this happens, we can’t just let people just sail off with no accountability. nymag.com/intelligence...

Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this

Quite a season for the Bears, came up just short tonight but I hope this is a sign of things to come in Chicago.

Can confirm

“This is a test of whether we will accept the slow erosion of democracy, or rise up — as generations before us did — to redeem it,” writes Martin Luther King III.

Honestly didn’t think Iowa’s MBB team would have a shot at the tournament when the year started. Today, I’d be disappointed if they don’t make it. Great start to the McCollum era, and excited to see what he can build in Iowa City with time.

“The United States does a fine job generating economic growth, but it lags at translating that G.D.P. growth into the things we most care about,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.

As a life long Bears fan who had just had my first birthday the last time they won the Super Bowl, I’m used to disappointment. The second half tonight might have been the best I’ve ever felt as a Bears fan. Running over the Saints in the 2006 NFC championship was great, but it wasn’t the Packers.

Well, we have a third straight year without an SEC team in the national championship game. Meanwhile, the Big Ten will be competing for its third straight title. If successful, it will be with three different teams.

Today in the New York Times: "One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."

Hardly the Hawkeyes best here tonight, but also one of those games that great teams make sure they find a way close out and win. If they do, we won’t remember how they won this one in March.

It is incredible to me that the Bears and Packers, one of the longest standing rivalries in American sports, will meet in the post season for only the third time ever next weekend. Can’t wait. Bear Down.

This is yet another example of the President’s baseless rhetoric putting our people and our democracy at risk. @governorwalz.mn.gov is a good man and the President’s insinuation is completely ridiculous.

Local advocacy is more important than ever. It's overwhelming to think about how to fix [motions to everything] but I can make it safer for seniors to cross the street, for kids to bike to school, for people to have places to meet in public space... all of which build and strengthen our democracy.

Been a good week for Hawkeyes fans. As for just about everything else going on in the world right now… I’ll happily take the mental distraction.

I’m so happy I was wrong about Iowa’s men basketball team this year. This team is so fun to watch.

NYCers have earned a day to just feel hopeful and happy. Nobody's in denial about political reality, and tomorrow will be here soon enough, but an inauguration is a celebration and an articulation of a vision, and it's okay to let yourself give in to the joy of aspiration.

This Iowa team was a lot better than 9-4, fun season to watch. Wish for two more plays to go Iowa’s way this year, but on the whole I’ll put this season in the W column.

Tonight ended one play short, no (automatic) home field advantage through the playoffs but I feel very good about this Bears team heading into January. Not something I’ve said too much in my lifetime.

Always feels weird when a team wins a division after someone else’s loss rather than a win, but it feels good to be a Bears fan tonight. I’ll take it. Relatedly, I really want to see one more Bears Packers game this season, preferably in the form of 2010 with a slightly different result.

I'm ready to be the type of Democrat the Democratic Party has needed this entire time. The type of Democrat who will fight Trump’s authoritarianism by showing up, not with strongly worded letters. The type of Democrat who will fight, not fold.

Arguing against working people making a living wage is arguing for poverty. And, let’s be clear: No one deserves poverty.

In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing. (Published Jan. 2024)

Turns out congestion pricing works in NYC just like it’s worked in other places that implemented it. The more pedestrian friendly lower Manhattan becomes the better.

Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes. The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it. But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

If you’re in NYC as we close out the year, come help Brad Lander kick off his run for Congress! secure.actblue.com/donate/12.30...

Sadly this isn’t something that just appeared with LLMs. They will accelerate it substantially though. Critical thinking has always been an important skill. It will only become more so in years to come.

“When Rep Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022 he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.” This is absolutely not what happened in NY10, wild attempt at rewriting history. I can’t wait to send Lander to DC. www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...

“I always find it frustrating that we put pressure on nonprofits to chase after affluent donors, rather than on affluent donors to give more. How do you think about this issue?” You flip this by taxing wealth away when it sits idle for generations. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/why-don...