Neal Kwatra
@nealkwatra
Founder, Metropolitan Public Strategies @MPS_NYC. Strategist. Before: Chief of Staff, New York Attorney General. Union Organizer and Campaigner
Congress is no longer even pretending to be a co-equal branch of government, writes @NoahRFeldman. That has profound implications for the US system bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
In @nytopinion “Despite the fundamental responsibility that Hamas bears for all the horrors of the conflict it initiated on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s warmaking at this moment is unjust,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes. nyti.ms/3TZD05S
“Now that the brand has bottomed out, you're going to see more heretics, more Democrats effectively running against the establishment, even against the brand of the Democratic Party. And in an anti-institutional, anti-establishment electorate, that's much better than the former.”
The good news about the implosion of the Democratic Party brand is that voters don't like or trust institutions anyway, and it's been a challenge for Dem candidates that many of them are seen by voters as inauthentic automatons reciting the latest bulletin from party HQ. Now…
A lot of establishment Democrats clutch their pearls over @RepJasmine's attacks on the @GOP. Voters love it. “What establishment Democrats see as undignified,” Max Burns, a progressive political strategist, told me, “disillusioned Democrats see that as a small victory.”
"Muslim and South Asian tech executives I talked to worried that they could be fired for posting pro-Palestinian messages. They described a culture of fear in which they believe only the most successful could speak out without experiencing blowback." businessinsider.com/shaun-maguire-…
You don’t need to agree on the definition of a term like “genocide” to know what’s happening is cruel and unusual punishment. Children being purposeful pawns in a conflict they had no agency in and no power to resolve is the ultimate form of cowardice, moral bankruptcy and evil.
Ms. Rachel is the rightful heir to Mr. Rogers. An unequivocally moral voice of clarity among the din of bullshit rationalizing.
Jordan and the UAE airdropped 25 tonnes of aid into Gaza today.
Getting attention: campaign strategist @RebeccaKKatz with lessons for Democrats.
i guess what im trying to say is that there is a way that you can enforce immigration laws without being a total fucking asshole about it.
Thank God he lived to tell the story. Driving while Black should never be a death sentence. Everyone involved must be held fully accountable! #williammcneiljr
A traffic stop should not leave a young man needing stitches and with chipped teeth. William McNeil Jr. was punched in the face and dragged out of his car by Jacksonville police. Even a former federal prosecutor sees that it was “a clear case of police brutality.”
“Average per pound ground beef prices across the United States rose to a record high of $6.12 as of June 2025, and steaks now cost $11.49 a pound, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both are nearly a dollar more expensive than they were last June. Beef and veal…
Soaring beef prices could mean costlier chopped cheeses in NYC gothamist.com/news/soaring-b…
Deep gratitude to @WCKitchen and @chefjoseandres for returning to Gaza under impossible conditions. After a 5‑day pause due to ingredient shortages, WCK’s Deir al-Balah field kitchen has resumed limited hot meal service—feeding thousands. They’re worth whatever you can spare to…
“Israel's military says it will open humanitarian corridors to allow aid convoys into the Gaza Strip, after weeks of mounting international pressure and warnings of starvation.” @BBC share.google/dYdDOg4Zdzpq23…
Says so much that even at this late hour, only 11 of the 51 NYC council members x.com/NickReisman/st…
New York AG Letitia James organized a joint statement with dozens of federal, state and local lawmakers urging immediate access to humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Senior Israeli military officials tell the NYT they never found evidence Hamas systematically stole UN aid and that the UN aid delivery system was largely effective nytimes.com/2025/07/26/wor…
New York AG Letitia James organized a joint statement with dozens of federal, state and local lawmakers urging immediate access to humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation nytimes.com/2025/07/24/wor…
How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can't scare him--he has known a fear beyond every other. - John Steinbeck #GazaStarving