Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.
Daniel J. Solomon
By Daniel J. Solomon
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner’s Low-Income Renters Aren’t His Biggest Fans
With its gleaming headquarters on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue and a bevy of luxury apartment complexes, Kushner Companies has a decidedly upscale feel. But the real estate firm – once headed by President Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner – owns thousands of low-income units. According to a report in The New York Times, these aren’t the happiest…
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Fast Forward InfoWars Kinda, Sorta Got White House Press Credentials
InfoWars, the “alt-right” Web site and spreader of conspiracy theories like “Pizzagate,” bragged Monday that it had gotten White House press credentials. That wasn’t exactly the whole truth. As Snopes reported Tuesday, InfoWars’ D.C. correspondent Jerome Corsi showed up in the presidential briefing room thanks to a weekly pass that had already been granted to…
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Fast Forward Trump Eyes Loyal Jewish Soldier As Lawyer, Defender In Russia Probe
Marc Kasowitz, whose law firm has long represented President Trump, might also serve as his counsel as the White House confronts the growing Russia scandal. The president is said to be interviewing several candidates to head an outside legal team on his behalf as Congress and the FBI dig in on their inquiry into ties…
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Fast Forward Geraldo Rivera Beats The Drum For Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory
Geraldo Rivera has embraced conspiracy theories about the death of Seth Rich, becoming the second Fox News personality after Sean Hannity to push fake news about the ex-Democratic National Committee staffer’s death. 1) #SethRich shot in back(2)worked for #DNC which, (3)screwed @BernieSanders 4)#WIKILEAKS screwed DNC(5)Did #sethrich leak?(6)is it related? — Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) May 22,…
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Fast Forward InfoWars, ‘Alt-Right’ Fake News Site, Gets White House Press Credentials
InfoWars, the “alt-right” site that’s been widely blasted for spreading fake news, has acquired credentials to attend White House press briefings. Jerome Corsi, Washington Bureau Chief, https://t.co/8yxnbeoqQC. We have WH PRESS CREDENTIALS. I’m in WH May 22, 2017 pic.twitter.com/ln9aE6nNOB — Jerome Corsi (@jerome_corsi) May 22, 2017 There have been previous attempts from the organization to…
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Fast Forward Could Rahm Emanuel’s Magic Touch Propel Democrats To Take Back Congress?
Democrats are seeking Rahm Emanuel’s wisdom, as the party tries to reprise his success more than a decade ago in flipping Congress. “In 2006, there was a similar landscape, where Republican-controlled majorities in the House and Senate refused to do anything to hold George W. Bush accountable,” Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, told Politico….
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Fast Forward Sen. Dianne Feinstein Becoming Target Of Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’
Dianne Feinstein is too moderate for some Californians she represents, with many demanding the Senate Democrat confront President Trump. “The time has absolutely changed for politicians like her,” Robert Shearer, a left-wing state party exec, told Politico. “We are not going to tolerate it anymore.” Feinstein, who has previously served as San Francisco mayor, has…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Shoves Party-Crashing Israeli Lawmaker — As He Snapped Trump Selfie
Benjamin Netanyahu got a bit physical as President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday, attempting to push away a member of the Knesset attempting to take a selfie photo with the American leader on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport. Oren Hazan, a Likud backbencher, crashed the welcome ceremony to which the country’s senior leadership alone…
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