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
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Fast Forward Simcha Felder Scoffs At Democratic Push To Boot Him: ‘Are They Going To Build A Wall?’
New York Democrats passed resolutions Wednesday night backing primary opposition to turncoat state Sen. Simcha Felder — and moving to kick him out of the party. Party leaders gathered at an annual convention demanded Brooklyn party leaders move to boot Felder, who has handed control of the evenly divided chamber to Republicans by caucusing with…
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Fast Forward Democrats May Back Challenger To Simcha Felder — Or Boot Him
Democrats will consider moves to back a primary challenge against turncoat state Sen. Simcha Felder — or even boot him out of the party. The party’s convention this week will vote on unusual measures to support an opponent to Felder in his heavily Jewish Brooklyn district because he has effectively been serving as a Republican….
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Fast Forward Aaron Schlossberg, Instantly Infamous Lawyer, Gave $500 To Trump Campaign
Aaron Schlossberg, the Manhattan lawyer who achieved instant internet infamy for confronting Spanish-speaking people in a deli, gave $500 to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The donation to Trump was revealed by OpenSecrets.org. Schlossberg erupted at fellow patrons and workers at a midtown Manhattan deli after he overheard them speaking in Spanish. He threatened to call…
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Fast Forward Kathy Manning Cruises To Landslide Win In North Carolina Primary
Kathy Manning, a trailblazing former Jewish federation chief, was poised for a landslide victory in the Democratic primary for a congressional seat in North Carolina. Manning was ahead of fellow Democrat Adam Coker by a more than 2-1 margin with most of the votes counted in the 12th district race. Manning looks set to face…
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Fast Forward Eric Schneiderman Quits Over Accusations Of Assault By 4 Women
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned after being accused of physical abuse by four women with whom he had relationships. Schneiderman issued a statement late Monday saying he could no longer continue as the state’s top lawman after the damaging accusations surfaced. The four ex-girlfriends told the New Yorker that Schneiderman, a liberal…
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Fast Forward What Did Michael Cohen Do With $774K In Secret Loans During Trump Campaign?
Michael Cohen reportedly took out a whopping $774,000 in loans during the presidential campaign, raising big new questions about whether he made illicit donations to President Trump’s White House push. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday night that Trump’s personal lawyer increased a personal credit line by $245,000 in early 2016, and shortly before that…
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Fast Forward Giuliani Says Trump Repaid Michael Cohen For $130K In Stormy Daniels Hush Money
Rudy Giuliani is claiming that President Trump repaid his Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels — an admission that directly contradicting the president’s past statements. During an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show Wednesday, Trump’s newly minted lawyer asserted that the money had been “funneled ……
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Fast Forward Is Ivanka Trump Off The Hook In Russia Probe — Or Is Mueller Saving Her For Last?
What should we make of the fact that Ivanka Trump has so far not been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller? The first daughter has been in the middle of several incidents that Mueller is probing, including the infamous Trump Tower meeting with Russian operatives and the ill-fated damage control effort that followed. Yet Ivanka…
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