Elizabeth Henderson

Cough Up the Sick Days

Elizabeth Henderson Oct 29, 2009

The fast-approaching flu season may end up actually benefiting New Yorkers. The City Council is currently considering a bill…

• New York

Working for Change: An Interview with Dan Cantor, Executive Director of the Working Families Party

Elizabeth Henderson Oct 8, 2009

Founded in 1998 as a coalition of labor and community groups, the Working Families Party has combined old-fashioned, grassroots…

• New York

Ridge Gets Schooled

Elizabeth Henderson Oct 8, 2009

On the morning of Sept. 24, a small group of New School students disrupted a talk by former Secretary…

• New York

Conspiracy Nation: Right-wing demagogues reach out to a supposedly beleagured white middle class, telling them they are being squeezed by parasitic traitors from above and below.

Elizabeth Henderson Sep 17, 2009

Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, the internet was seething…

• National

Homemade Culture: Peoples’ Voice Cafe Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Elizabeth Henderson Sep 17, 2009

Peoples’ Voice Cafe, a progressive coffeehouse located in the heart of Manhattan, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.…

• Culture