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 [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner
Dave Goldiner
By Dave Goldiner
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Fast Forward Julie Swetnick Says Kavanaugh Doesn’t ‘Belong’ On Supreme Court
Julie Swetnick said in her first interview that she doesn’t think Brett Kavanaugh should be on the Supreme Court. The third woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct told MSNBC that the charges against the judge should be investigated before he is given a lifetime seat on the high court. “From what I experienced…
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Fast Forward One State Or Two? Rambling Trump Sheds Little Light On Mideast Peace Plan.
President Trump offered bizarre mixed signals about his vision for Mideast peace Wednesday, telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s he wants a two-state solution — but insisting hours later he is fine with a one-state solution. “If the Israelis and the Palestinians want one state, that’s OK with me. If they want two states,…
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Fast Forward Trump Rally Speaker Blamed Vegas Shooting On Muslims And Pushed Seth Rich Conspiracy Theories
Donald Trump’s handpicked warm-up speaker for his Las Vegas rally is a loud-and-proud conspiracy theorist who called the mass shooting at a country music festival a “Muslim terror plot” and suggested that George Soros paid Charlottesville demonstrators to make the far right look bad. Wayne Allyn Root, will address a campaign-style rally with Trump in…
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Fast Forward As Florence Turns Deadly, Trump Tweets Geraldo On Puerto Rico Toll
Hurricane Florence lashed the Carolinas on Friday, killing at least 5 as it roared ashore — and officials warned the worst could be yet to come. Yet President Trump remained fixated on why he is widely blamed for the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year. Trump approvingly quoted Fox News personality…
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Fast Forward Did Simcha Felder Lose Even By Winning Primary In Orthodox Brooklyn?
Blake Morris crashed to defeat in his battle to unseat controversial state Sen. Simcha Felder. But the progressive activist insists that he won the battle by putting Felder on notice that his Republican-friendly stance is deeply unpopular among some of his Brooklyn constituents. “I wanted someone to stand up and say that (siding with the…
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Fast Forward Jeff Klein Loses Bronx Primary Amid Bloodbath For Democratic Senate Turncoats
Jeff Klein, a controversial New York Senate kingmaker, lost a primary for the Bronx seat he has held for 14 years as insurgent candidates made huge gains across the board. Klein was behind challenger Alessandra Biaggi, who had 55% of the votes with more than 95% counted. Media outlets declared her the winner. Klein, who…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller’s Childhood Rabbi Harshly Denounces Him In Rosh Hashanah Sermon
The childhood rabbi of Stephen Miller denounced the divisive White House aide during Rosh Hashanah services at the synagogue where he once worshipped. Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels devoted much of his High Holidays sermon to a rebuke of Miller for spearheading President Trump’s right-wing attacks on immigrants — and especially his unpopular policy of separating families…
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Fast Forward Levi Sanders Swamped In New Hampshire Primary
Levi Sanders lost badly in a Democratic congressional primary in New Hampshire. The son of liberal firebrand Sen. Bernie Sanders badly trailed two frontrunners in the primary to fill the first district’s seat that was left open when incumbent Carol Shea=Porter opted not to seek reelection. Sanders, who couldn’t even lock up his famous dad’s…
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