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Leon Lazaroff is a journalist living in Brooklyn, writing about immigration, labor, criminal justice and the media, or even whatever might be happening down the street.

My Stories from New York City, Mexico, Spain, the Southwest, and elsewhere.

Jun 17, 2020Jan 27, 2022 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Trump’s Portland Clampdown Exposes Republican Hypocrisy on ‘State’s Rights’

The libertarian party embraces the heavy hand of federal intervention.

Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Trump’s Juneteenth Tulsa Trip Smacks of Reagan’s 1980 Campaign Visit to Rural Mississippi

The Republican president embraces his predecessor’s race-baiting legacy.

Jun 16, 2020Jun 27, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

This Stunning New Youth Movement for Social Change

This isn’t your parent’s mass movement.

Jun 7, 2020Jun 23, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

After George Floyd and Jacob Blake, America’s Police Still Need a Lesson in the First Amendment

It’s time for a civics lesson.

Jun 4, 2020Sep 3, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

How the Koch Brothers’ ‘Libre Initiative’ Entices Latino Voters

The ‘Libre Initiative’ is one of the Kochs’ many political action groups dedicated to advancing “economic freedom.”

Mar 22, 2016Jun 2, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Harvey Weinstein Shows How Hard It Is to Call Out Powerful Men

Harvey Weinstein’s sexual exploits were well known, but confronting powerful people in Hollywood or other industries has long meant risking a job or personal prestige.

Oct 9, 2017Mar 14, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Firebombing Rattles Latino Immigrants on New York’s Long Island

Central Long Island has seen an influx of Latino immigrants, lured by steady work in landscaping and construction.

Jul 23, 2003Apr 2, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Will Republican Plans to Lower the Corporate Tax Rate Bring Billions Back to the U.S.?

U.S. companies would supposedly repatriate billions of dollars back into the country, boosting the national economy.

Apr 12, 2016Apr 2, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Mexican Journalists Shaken After Murder of Publisher Who Reported on Drug Cartels

The Tijuana weekly Zeta vows to continue to report on how drug trafficking is remaking Mexican society.

Jul 5, 2004Jun 23, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

In Florida, Puerto Rico’s Economic Pain Could Be Democrats’ Electoral Gain

Puerto Ricans are leaving the island’s financial crisis for Florida, where they can vote in presidential elections.

Jan 26, 2016Jun 23, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Is Ted Cruz Right that Immigration Drives Down Wages?

Studies from conservative and liberal think tanks say immigration’s effect on wages tends to be very small, and on average, modestly positive.

Dec 20, 2015Jun 23, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Mexico Criticized for Treatment of Central American Refugees

Central American immigrants find passing through Mexico as dangerous as crossing the U.S. border.

Dec 20, 1994Mar 15, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Suburbia in Decline as Young People Struggle to Find Affordable Housing

In Long Island, New York, the birthplace of suburbia, the population fell 10% in 10 years.

Mar 5, 2005Mar 14, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Why Donald Trump Can Keep Using Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’

Trump and the Republican Party take advantage of the blurriness of media law, much the the chagrin of Queen and Jackson Brown.

Jul 27, 2016Apr 2, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

How Trump’s Targeting of High-Tech Immigrants Damages the Economy

An executive order would make it more difficult for U.S. companies to recruit skilled immigrants.

Jan 31, 2017Mar 14, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Where the #NeverTrump Campaign Went Wrong

Advertisements from conservatives opposing Trump may hurt the Republican presidential candidate’s ego but they have yet to sway voters.

Mar 16, 2016Mar 14, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Wall Street Journal Editor: If Trump Is Caught in Scandal, Public Would Believe Us

Editor-in-chief Gerard Baker defends his newspaper’s coverage of President Trump.

Oct 13, 2017Mar 13, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Amazon’s ‘Manchester’ Success Is Forcing Hollywood to Change

Amazon is making some big studios, and theater owners, very uncomfortable.

Feb 28, 2017Mar 13, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Squatters’ Movement Surges in Barcelona

Juan Carlos Padilla lives in an apartment building with crumbling walls, exposed electricalRead More

Jun 29, 1997Mar 12, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Cuban Video Game Creator Seeks to Be First in Post-Fidel World

Josuhe Pagliery will spend a month in New York at Grand Central Tech building his video game company.

Nov 28, 2016Mar 13, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Zell Takes Over Tribune, Closing $8.2 Billion Buyout

Billionaire investor Sam Zell completed the $8.2 billion buyout of Tribune Co., endingRead More

Dec 20, 2007May 20, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

AFL-CIO, Wary of Koch Money, Presses Tribune Not to Sell its Newspapers

The labor federation warns Tribune against selling the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times to the Koch brothers.

Jun 28, 2013Mar 14, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Silicon Valley Is Laying Low on Net Neutrality

To sustain net neutrality rules designed to check the power of the country’sRead More

May 6, 2019Jun 7, 2020 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

Rockaway’s Wave Seeks to Rebuild a Neighborhood, and a Newspaper

Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy tore through the Rockaways, pouring five feet ofRead More

Oct 28, 2013Mar 11, 2019 | by Leon Lazaroff
 

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