Raina Lipsitz
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The LeftSeptember 12, 2022
The Left Takes Chicago
At the 2022 Socialism Conference, a new generation of radical young organizers revivifies the US left.
Raina Lipsitz
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PoliticsSeptember 15, 2021
The Resilience of India Walton
The union nurse from Buffalo is fighting to become the first socialist mayor of a major US city since 1960.
Raina Lipsitz
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BiographyJuly 28, 2021
What Happened to Andrew Cuomo?
Ross Barkan’s The Prince tracks how the son of a progressive New York governor transformed into one focused on one thing above all else: power.
Raina Lipsitz
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The LeftMay 20, 2020
DSA Was Only Getting Started
Two years after helping propel AOC to victory in Queens, NYC-DSA is taking on more races than ever before.
Raina Lipsitz
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DemocratsDecember 4, 2019
Nate McMurray Wants To Un-Trump Upstate New York
With Chris Collins out of office on insider trading charges, Democrats are hoping to turn one of America’s reddest districts blue in an upcoming special election.
Raina Lipsitz
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The LeftSeptember 25, 2019
She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left.
New York’s young leftists are coming for longtime Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
Raina Lipsitz
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Climate ChangeJune 19, 2019
New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land
The credit goes to the activists who pushed it for more than three years.
Raina Lipsitz
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PoliticsJune 7, 2019
Madison Is a Lefty Town—Just Not for Everyone
The newly elected mayor of Madison, Satya Rhodes-Conway, wants to advance racial equity in the most segregated state in America.
Raina Lipsitz
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GovernmentMay 2, 2019
What Happened to New York’s Plans for Single-Payer Health Care?
The Albany machine is working to torpedo the New York Health Act—again.
Raina Lipsitz
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DemocratsMarch 13, 2019
Progressive ‘Piss and Vinegar’ Takes On Albany
How a new class of lawmakers is transforming the New York State legislature.
Raina Lipsitz