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 ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ Are Problem: New York Council Candidate
Blasting “greedy Jewish landlords” for their “ethnic cleansing” of black and Hispanic renters, Thomas Lopez-Pierre is mounting a bid for New York City Council. The district he’s running in takes in parts of the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights and Washington Heights – areas that contain large Jewish populations. “Jewish Landlords … are at the…
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Fast Forward Bloomberg Says He Scrapped White House Run Because Neither Party Likes Him
Michael Bloomberg has a frank admission: he didn’t run for president last year because he didn’t think voters would embrace his neither-right-nor-left politics. “For the Republicans, I’m pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-immigration. That’s a good start there. You’ll never get their nomination,” he told CBS News’ “60 Minutes.” “On the Democratic side,” he added, “I believe…
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Fast Forward BREAKING: House Dems Ask Trump To Fire Gorka After Forward Exclusives
White House conter-terrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka is facing a demand from House Democrats for President Trump to fire him after reports from the Forward linked him to far-right and neo-Nazi groups in his native Hungary. “Based on recent revelations about Mr. Gorka’s public support for and membership in several anti-Semitic and racist groups in Hungary,…
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Fast Forward BREAKING: House Dems Ask Trump To Fire Gorka After Forward Exclusives
White House conter-terrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka is facing a demand from House Democrats for President Trump to fire him after reports from the Forward linked him to far-right and neo-Nazi groups in his native Hungary. “Based on recent revelations about Mr. Gorka’s public support for and membership in several anti-Semitic and racist groups in Hungary,…
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Books Ivanka Trump Cancels Book Tour, Citing White House Ethics Concerns
Ivanka Trump won’t lift a finger to promote her soon-to-be-released book “Women Who Work,” announcing that she would cancel a tour and promotional events due to ethics concerns. “Out of an abundance of caution and to avoid the appearance of using my official role to promote the book, I will not publicize the book through…
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Fast Forward Russia Investigation Could Power Schiff To California Senate Run
California congressman Adam Schiff has emerged as a national political figure since the House Intelligence Committee – on which he’s the ranking Democrat – took up its investigation of ties between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign. All the press conferences and cable appearances might add up to a promotion: longtime California Senator Dianne Feinstein…
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Fast Forward Sarah Palin Won’t Tell Jake Tapper If She Was Harassed At Fox News
Sarah Palin refused to definitively answer when asked in a Thursday interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper whether she had been sexually harassed while working at Fox News, which fired top primetime host Bill O’Reilly after years of such allegations. “I wouldn’t put up with anything that would be perceived as intimidating or harassing,” she told…
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Fast Forward Is Trump’s New Tack On Trade A Bannon Victory Over Kushner?
As President Trump returned on Thursday to old accusations that foreign powers are cheating America on trade, it looked as if Steve Bannon – on the ropes for a number of weeks – might have a new lease on life within the administration. “He’s manically focused on these trade issues,” Bannon told The New York…
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