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Video: Tenant Organizers Protest the Re-opening of Housing Court
Eviction proceedings resumed Monday at the NYC Housing Courts. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers have been unable to…
Berning to Serve: Maria Ordoñez Brings the Political Revolution to Uptown City Council Race
Youthful upstart sees surge of support, would be youngest-ever member of NYC City Council.
Black Advocates Unite to Overturn The Filibuster, a Jim Crow Relic
This arcane Senate rule was used to thwart civil rights legislation in the 20th Century. In 2021, we cannot allow a Republican minority to use it to block progress for communities of color.
A People’s Budget: Advancing Housing, Health, and Shared Wealth for All
“We cannot cut our way out of this crisis,” say three democratic socialist candidates for City Council who are calling for higher taxes on the rich to fund investments in poor and working-class communities most harmed by the pandemic.
Neera Tanden And The Three Lefts
The three lefts have a lot of overlap, but in moments of struggle they take different paths. Here’s why.
Rio Grande Valley Residents Scrambled to Survive Amid Texas Deep Freeze
Few residents were spared the hardships caused by the winter storm including local journalists who fanned out to cover the story and then returned to their own freezing homes.
Being Asian American in a Time of Rising Hate Forces Me to Face My Own Divided Feelings
The historical precedent for anti-Asian violence in America is overwhelming and under-taught. Still, I find myself searching for excuses that diminish the very possibility that we are being targeted again.
Video: Protesters Bring Tax-the-Rich Protest to Liz Krueger’s Upper East Side Home
Demonstrators from NYC-DSA and New York Communities for Change demand higher taxes on the wealthy at the doorstep of the politician who chairs the State Senate Finance Committee.
‘We want to send a message to Bessemer’
As Amazon workers in Alabama vote on whether to unionize, their NYC supporters rallied outside a Whole Foods store.
Capitalism, Science, and the Rise of Conspiracy Theories
Public faith in science and rationality has declined as capitalism repeatedly fails to deliver on its promises.
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