“Even before he had formally announced his candidacy, Rudy’s sweetheart relationship with the press spawned a wet-kiss orgy of free publicity”
Originally published August 29, 1989
The fundamental question about the Koch administration is no longer why the mayor gave power to so many crooks, but exactly what happened years ago when whistleblowers, law enforcement investigators, and private citizens first tried to warn him
Originally published February 3, 1987
“When the dark side of Donald Manes — everything from the cash to the mob to the orgies — began to surface, he tried to kill it with a knife”
Originally published September 22, 1987
Giuliani's '89 campaign was rife with dirty tricks only an insider could pull
July 28, 2020
Five specific, systemic, attainable remedies to the epidemic of police abuse
Originally published May 28, 1985
Since he registered to vote in 1969, Trump has had more than 40 separate opportunities to vote on Election Day. But when it comes to stepping into a voting booth, Trump falls silent.
Originally published June 23, 1987
“The decade began with the fear of the mugger and it ends with fear of the mugger, but in the interim a new element of danger has been added.”
Originally published January 2, 1990
In 1982, the indomitable Wayne Barrett reported on ‘Mr. Gimme, the tax break whiz kid’
September 5, 2018