It’s Good NYC Made Standardized Testing ‘Opt In’ This Year. Now, Let’s Cancel the Tests.
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China Bashing Abroad Leads to Asian Bashing at Home
Across the country in over 60 cities, thousands took to the streets on Saturday to demand an end to…
After the Pandemic: A Return to Capitalist Normalcy Will Only Create More Crises
Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion and speculation in the…
Three Months In: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest Reports Back from an Albany in Strife
When Phara Souffrant Forrest and three other democratic socialists announced their leap into the world of New York politics…
Alone Together: Looking Back on One Year in Pandemic
Amid a year of loss and disruption, old resentments gave way to a sense of gratitude for all that I have enjoyed in this life and the days my husband and I still have ahead of us.
Grassroots initiatives seen as the best way to overcome racial disparities in who gets vaccinated.
From Brooklyn to Buffalo, Socialists are Organizing to Tax the Rich
The Democratic Socialists of America are challenging austerity and strengthening the ties of a statewide socialist movement. They’re also putting the Albany establishment on notice.
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.
Against the Grain: India’s Farmers Confront Corporate Monopolies
“No farmers, no food.” The chant pulses across the globe from New York to Berlin in support of the…
