The Social Cost of Public Housing
By George Capsis In the 1980’s one of the familiar New York news photos was of swaths of gutted tenements in the Bronx and Brooklyn […]
A Final Pitch for Bernie—Vote April 19th
By Arthur Z. Schwartz For six months I have been writing for the WestView News that “presumed” Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, was anything but a […]
The April 19 Presidential Primary Ballot—Lots of Choices!
By Arthur Schwartz New Yorkers finally get to jump into the Presidential Primary process on Tuesday April 19. Polling places are open from 6 am […]
WestView Editor Caucuses For Bernie in Nevada
By Christy Ross In a cheery kindergarten classroom at Mountain View Elementary School, I joined 20 of my Elko neighbors to caucus in the Nevada […]
Thoughts About Justice Scalia and the Supreme Court
By Judge Frederic Block I am writing this article the day after Justice Antonin Scalia died. I am under no illusion that the vast majority […]
Youth Does Not Follow the Banner of Compromise
By George Capsis Times veteran op-ed columnist, Nicholas Kristof, tells a good story of how in 1981, he, as a young Washington Post intern, called […]
Fighting for the Minds of Children
By George Capsis I was idly watching channel 13 when I became aware of a video of children in Middle Eastern dress, single filing into […]
Inside Bernie Sanders
By Arthur A. Schwartz By the time you read this, the Iowa Caucus results will be counted and either Bernie Sanders will have won or […]
Single Payer 101
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Medicare Vs. Blue Cross By Alec Pruchnicki, MD “ This is not Denmark,” Hillary projected loudly and got heavy applause when […]
Supertall in Manhattan
By Brian J. Pape There is a phenomena here in the city that is similar to suburbanites seeking a rural experience by buying a house […]
Who Really Writes the Editorials for The New York Times?
By George Capsis I asked this question when, on December 14, I read a Times editorial actually endorsing a plan by two investment real estate […]
The Sanders Revolution Is Not Being Televised—But It Is Real
By Arthur Z. Schwartz As we neared the end of 2015, some astounding things were going on in the polls. A late December poll commissioned […]
Which President Will Say No to Wall Street? Times editorial offers that Hillary is silent on plan to avoid the next Wall Street recession
By George Capsis Some years ago, in the old Times building on West 43rd Street, I found myself sitting down at a very large […]
Affordable Housing Becomes a Museum Exhibit
By George Capsis To replace the semblance of a human presence after 55 years of marriage, I keep WNYC on all day—and my ears […]
Decisions by Default
By George Capsis On Wednesday October 20, The New York Times ran an article outlining a plan to save the corroding, 15-acre Pier 40 by […]
Bernie Sanders Can Win But Will His Being Jewish Get in the Way?
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On September 18, I was reminded why politics and elections can be inspiring. Seated with Westview Publisher George Capsis and […]
What Do We Do with Our Syrians?
By George Capsis The scene of groups of Germans smilingly greeting Syrians with food and blankets needs to be considered against the gleeful applause Donald […]
Can Saving Lives Be Profitable?
By George Capsis Over the Labor Day weekend, the Leonard Lopate show ran a segment with two doctors talking about the high cost of US […]