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SEVEN DECADES

Trump 2025 Is an Escalated Replay of Richard Nixon’s 1970s ‘Royal Madness’

With “No Kings” marches blooming across the country tomorrow, we look back to 1970 and another POTUS who wished to be a monarch.

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THE FRONT

Meet Up in Manhattan on Saturday to Protest the POTUS Who Would Be King

Two marches — one in midtown, another downtown — will join forces to exercise free speech and defend democracy.

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SEVEN DECADES

Ishmael Reed on Muhammad Ali in 1978 – “The Stars were for Ali, But the Busboys were for Spinks”

“I cannot go out a loser, Jack Johnson went out a loser. Sugar Ray went out a loser. Joe Louis went out a loser… I got to be that black man who gets out on top.”

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SEVEN DECADES

New York’s 1970 ‘Hard Hat Riot’ Was a Precursor of Today’s MAGA Demagoguery

With a PBS special on the Wall Street battle coming up, we revisit a “first draft of history” piece about cultural fractures that still divide us today.

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VOICE CHOICE

Hit the Streets – Before Civil Protests Get Outlawed

This weekend, protesters around the world will march to call out the oligarchs who drive up prices and suppress dissent.

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Robert Redford obituary

Remembrance

Remembering Robert Redford: His Take on Celebrity and Corruption

In 1994, the Voice went behind the scenes of “the most polished, least sentimental, and best movie that Redford has ever directed.”

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SEVEN DECADES

Hackers Before There Were ‘Hackers’: Phone Phreaks in Midtown

In 1973, the Voice attended a convention of phone phreaks — the OG hackers who bedeviled Ma Bell before the telephone monopoly was broken up, in 1984.

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SEVEN DECADES

Andrew Cuomo and the Incredible Shrinking Congressional Delegation

Republicans have launched a gerrymander war across the nation in 2025. As Democrats respond, we look back at how Andrew Cuomo lost New York a seat in 2020.

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CULTURE

Organize or Die: How Images of the Labor Movement and Diverse Communities Help Define Our Moment

Four very different exhibitions reveal the beautiful — if often difficult — rhythms of life and work.

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SEVEN DECADES

Northern Exposures

Reporting on the 1992 Presidential Sweepstakes: Admit Nothing, Blame Everybody, Be Bitter

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