Raina Lipsitz

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Journalist, feminist, fried food enthusiast + author of THE RISE OF A NEW LEFT @versobooks

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Media Bits and Bytes - June 24, 2025

3 days ago | portside.org | Sophia Tesfaye |Ben Makuch |Emily Baker-White |Raina Lipsitz

Media Bits and Bytes — June 24, 2025 Published June 24, 2025 Split in MAGA Media DIY Terrorism TikTokers vs the Birthday Boy MSM vs Zohran Smartphones and the Avalanche of Irrelevance Kids are Protesting ICE in Roblox Call Her a Journalist, Not an Influencer Moratorium on State AI Regulation Meta’s Latest Attack on Privacy Big Video Games Win for SAG-AFTRA Split in MAGA Media By Sophia Tesfaye Salon Fox News, with its shameless push for another nation-building project, appears committed to...
How to Subtly Undermine a Promising Left-Wing Candidate

2 weeks ago | fair.org | Raina Lipsitz

There’s an art to writing a profile of a political candidate that sows doubt about their fitness for office without attacking them directly. Done smoothly, it can be more damaging than an overt hit piece. “Zohran Mamdani Crashes the Party,” a recent New York magazine profile (5/20/25) of the New York State Assembly member and New York City mayoral candidate, is a prime example. The headline and subhead (“He’s selling the dream of a socialist New York.
The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)

1 month ago | newrepublic.com | Raina Lipsitz

Once Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, announcedthat he was running for mayor of New York City, the race was histo lose. Despite having resigned in disgrace in 2021 amid a cascade ofscandals, he was, and is,leading in the polls. The counts against him are legion: Cuomo’s policiesreportedly exacerbatedNew York’s COVID-19 death toll; he acknowledged that he withhelddata on COVID-19 nursing home deaths from state lawmakers, the public, andthe press; and he allegedlythreatened a colleague.
The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Raina Lipsitz

Once Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, announced that he was running for mayor of New York City, the race was his to lose. Despite having resigned in disgrace in 2021 amid a cascade of scandals, he was, and is, leading in the polls.
The New Republic: The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)

1 month ago | jfrej.org | Raina Lipsitz

By Raina LipsitzOnce Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, announced that he was running for mayor of New York City, the race was his to lose. Despite having resigned in disgrace in 2021 amid a cascade of scandals, he was, and is, leading in the polls.
Tragedy and Its Discontents

Mar 28, 2025 | open.substack.com | Raina Lipsitz

One of the chief pleasures of Moshe Zvi Marvit’s sweeping family saga Nothing Vast is the way it transports you to places and times that feel soothingly distant from here and now. His characters move from Morocco and Poland to France, America, and Israel, and we meet them at various times between 1932 and 1973.
Sheriffs Already Have Too Much Power. Who Will Stop Them Now?

Mar 13, 2025 | inthesetimes.com | Raina Lipsitz

Raina Lipsitz March 13, 2025 Despite decades of efforts to reform policing in the United States and the massive anti-brutality demonstrations of 2020, police officers continue to avoid prosecution for murder charges and police unions still have vast budgets which they often use to intimidate critics.
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary ‘No Other Land’

Mar 8, 2025 | scheerpost.com | Raina Lipsitz

By Raina Lipsitz / Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)When No Other Land won this year’s Academy Award for best documentary feature, corporate media outlets didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet. The film captures Palestinians’ struggle to survive in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers steal their land, destroy their homes and attack them with impunity.
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary No Other Land

Mar 7, 2025 | fair.org | Raina Lipsitz

When No Other Land won this year’s Academy Award for best documentary feature, corporate media outlets didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet. The film captures Palestinians’ struggle to survive in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers steal their land, destroy their homes and attack them with impunity. It’s also a moving exploration of the friendship between two of the filmmakers, one free and one living under occupation, and the limits of documentary filmmaking itself.
NYT: Trump Unstoppable, Opposition Futile

Feb 26, 2025 | fair.org | Raina Lipsitz

The New York Times editorial board (2/8/25) this month urged readers not to get “distracted,” “overwhelmed,” “paralyzed” or “pulled into [Donald Trump’s] chaos”—in short, don’t “tune out.” But what good is staying informed unless there are concrete actions Trump’s opponents can take to rein him in?