Rival Democratic Party Factions Fight for Open Harlem City Council Seat
Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam is easily the most progressive candidate in a race that also features two veteran state legislators.
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When an NYPD Corruption Scandal Sent NYC’s Mayor Fleeing to Mexico
The police department’s penchant for corruption led to the political demise of William O’Dwyer, a former cop from Brooklyn who was elected mayor in 1945.
Fortune Favors the Bold: Which One of These Pols Might Challenge Adams in 2025?
Progressives must field a strong candidate in the 2025 mayor’s race. We look at seven intriguing contenders for that role.
One Woman’s Journey to Peace and Independence
Kathryn Bromwich’s antagonist Laura never devolves into a superwoman but is instead a strong, flawed human being.
Nobody Does It On Their Own: Alissa Quart’s New Book Debunks ‘Self-made’ Myth
Alissa Quart’s wants to liberate you from the myth of the self-made person.
COVID & Our ‘Manufactured Amnesia’
Steven Thrasher chronicled how AIDS disproportionately harmed marginal populations. Then he saw it happen again with COVID-19.
Punching Down on Libraries: Budget-cutting Mayor Targets Beloved NYC Institution
Mayor Adams wants to cut funding for the city’s libraries by $36 million despite a fierce public backlash.
However Briefly, COVID Cured Us of Capitalism
During the worst of COVID-19, we saw another world was possible.
‘Very Progressive Prosecutor’ Tess Cohen Looks to Oust Bronx DA Darcel Clark
Cohen vows to investigate abuses at Rikers, prosecute dirty landlords.
Op-Ed: Unite with Newly-Arriving Immigrants to Abolish the Underclass
Calls for more immigration to lower wages and stem inflation or those for less immigration distract from the real problem: the criminalization of undocumented workers that is dividing the working class.