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 Franken Cancels Gig With Kathy Griffin After Trump Beheading Photo
Sen. Al Franken has canceled an appearance with the comedian Kathy Griffin after she was harshly criticized for posting a photo that showed her holding what resembled the severed head of President Trump. “I believe what Kathy Griffin did was inappropriate and not something that should be anywhere in our national discourse. I consider her…
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Fast Forward Poll: Ossoff In Dead Heat In Georgia Congressional Run-Off
Upstart Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff is in a statistical dead heat with Republican opponent Karen Handel in the closely-watched race to fill an open House seat in the Atlanta suburbs. Ossoff has 49% of the vote to Handel’s 48%, according to the WSVB-TV/Landmark Communications poll taken this week -– meaning that it’s sure to be…
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Fast Forward Lloyd Blankfein Takes To Twitter — For First Time — To Protest Paris Pullout
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Accord has driven even reluctant Twitterer Lloyd Blankfein to the platform for the first time since he joined — or his assistant joined him — in 2011. Today’s decision is a setback for the environment and for the U.S.’s leadership position in the world. #ParisAgreement…
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Fast Forward Putin Now Knows What Jews Feel Like, Amid Russia ‘Conspiracy Theories’
Vladimir Putin is a devoted booster of the Russian Orthodox Church, but these days he sort of feels like a Jew, according to a speech he gave this Friday in Moscow. Putin was disputing claims that the Russian government interfered in the American election when he compared the slew of accusations to anti-Semitism. “It’s like…
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Fast Forward Conspiracy Theorists File For Seth Rich Murder Records
After a surge in conspiracy theories about the murder last summer of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, a legal investigative unit led by conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman is filing a freedom of information request to see police records connected to the death. The Profiling Project, headed by the D.C.-based lobbyist and staffed with some…
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Fast Forward Kushner Companies Raised Cash For Luxe Tower Using Anti-Poverty Program
Jared Kushner’s real estate company used an underhanded, though legal tactic to save millions in the construction of a luxury development in Jersey City, effectively gerrymandering the pricey building into a high poverty zone, allowing it to benefit from preferential government terms. According to the Washington Post, Kushner’s consultants presented maps to the federal government…
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Fast Forward Italian Scholars Release Country’s First Critical Edition Of ‘Mein Kampf’
With the European far-right on the march, Italian scholars have released their country’s first annotated version of Adolf Hitler’s infamous manifesto, “Mein Kampf.” “We decided to translate ‘Mein Kampf’ since we found the book to be the perfect example of how dangerous modern politics can be. Hitler can be considered the father of European populism,”…
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Fast Forward Chuck Woolery, Ex-Love Connection Host, Keeps Ranting About Jews
Chuck Woolery, the ex-Love Connection host who raised concerns after tweeting about the supposedly Jewish roots of Communism, has continued on with his borderline anti-Semitic social media rant. He decided to double down with the “Jews and Communism” line with an attack on Bernie Sanders: But don’t worry, he really loves Israel… And it’s the…
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