Dave Goldiner is the Forward’s director of digital media. Dave is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades working at newspapers in the United States and Africa. A native New Yorker, Goldiner wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered some of the biggest stories of our time, including the attacks of September 11, along with thousands of stories of hope and heartbreak. He also studied and worked in Southern Africa and has written for publications in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He holds masters degrees in journalism and public administration from Columbia University. Dave can be reached at goldiner@forward.com, or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner
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By Dave Goldiner
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Fast Forward Charlottesville Mayor Draws ‘Direct Line’ To Trump On White Supremacists
Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer placed the blame squarely on President Trump for the deadly hatred on display in the city, where thousands of marchers targeted Jews and blacks with racist slogans. The outspoken mayor, who is Jewish, repeatedly pointed to Trump’s divisive campaign and his failure to distance himself from the radical right. “Look at…
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Fast Forward Mayor Tweets ‘GO HOME’ After Killer Driver Plows Car Into Virginia Protesters
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer pleaded for calm after a car plowed into a crowd of demonstrators protesting a gathering of white supremacists in the Virginia college town, killing at least one person. I am furious & heartsick by the car crash that has injured many. Please all-go home to your families. We can work tomorrow….
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Fast Forward Charlottesville Jewish Mayor Blames Trump For Violent White Supremacist Rally
The Jewish mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia blamed President Trump for stoking the violence that has erupted at a white supremacist rally in the Virginia college town. “I’m not going to make any bones about it,” Mayor Michael Signer said. “I place the blame for a lot of what you’re seeing in America today right at…
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Fast Forward John McCain Seals Obamacare Repeal Defeat With Hug — From Diane Feinstein
He sealed it with a hug just after midnight. Sen. John McCain signalled the defeat of the Republican effort to pass a “skinny repeal” of Obamacare with a hug for Democratic matriarch Diane Feinstein in the Senate chamber. In a moment of high Washington drama, the crusty Arizona lawmaker strode across the aisle and greeted…
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Fast Forward San Antonio Mayor Vows Help For Smuggled Migrants
San Antonio’s liberal mayor said the city would show compassion to dozens of migrants discovered in a stifling hot truck after 10 people were found dead. “San Antonio will not turn its back on any man, woman or child in need,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a statement responding to the truck deaths. Nirenberg, who…
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Fast Forward Arabella Wows Reporters With ‘Ni Hao’ After Crashing Grandpa Trump’s New York Times Interview
Arabella Trump made a super-cute Oval Office cameo Wednesday when she walked in on her grandfather’s interview with New York Times reporters. The six-year-old greeted the president with a cool “Hi Grandpa.” — then proceeded to show off her skills in Chinese as her mom Ivanka Trump watched from the doorway. “Say hello to them…
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Fast Forward Rob Goldstone’s Bombshell Emails Promised Dirt From Russia — Donald Trump Jr. Ate It Up
Rob Goldstone told Donald Trump Jr. in a bombshell email that a Russian prosecutor was offering his father’s 2016 presidential campaign incriminating information about White House rival Hillary Clinton. The music publicist told Trump Jr. the dirt was part of Russian government support, according to an email chain that the president’s son released after The…
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Fast Forward Who Is Rob Goldstone, Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Connection?
Rob Goldstone, the man who set up the explosive meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a politically connected Russian lawyer, is a British Jewish music publicist who has worked with the Trumps on the Miss Universe pageant. Goldstone, who represents a Russian pop star, told the Washington Post he helped organize the meeting between Natalia…
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