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NY 2026 Democratic Primaries: Left vs. Establishment Divide Deepens
A voter’s guide to some of the most hotly contested races in NY’s June 23 Democratic primary
How Revolutionary Politics Make Art and Spirituality, Better
What if I told you, there’s a dynamic combination of art, politics and spirituality? One that fits our needs. One that fits this moment. It is Mass Line politics and American Romanticism.
When the Victim Becomes the Survivor
Sexual violence so extreme it confounds imagination is the subject of two of the best-selling books on the planet. Women are hungry for such stories, perhaps, because there is hardly a woman alive who does not think: “That could have been me.” Or, “That might have been my daughter.”
The Bronx is Still Burning for a Rent Freeze
Bronx tenants testify to the Rent Hearings Board, demanding rent freezes on one and two-year leases.
Queens Tenants Rally Against Rent Hikes As RGB Public Hearing Get Underway
A rent freeze is the minimum goal, tenants say as June 25 Rent Guidelines Board final decision approaches.
Questions Remain About How Mamdani’s COGE Chief Makes His Money
Veteran Democratic Party operative Patrick Gaspard will lead the mayor’s Commission on Government Efficiency, which will conduct a top to bottom review of city spending and who benefits. The potential for influence peddling is real if potential conflicts of interest are not made clear from the beginning.
Another Gang Takedown, Another Cycle of Violence: Why Busts Don’t Stop the Bleeding
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch recently announced charges against 36 members of the Wooos…
DSA Candidates Face Onslaught of Pro-Israel Spending in Final Weeks of NY’s Democratic Primaries
Past supporters of Solidarity PAC—a New York version of AIPAC—are making large individual contributions in Assembly races where pro-Israel incumbents are facing strong challenges from the left.