Raina Lipsitz

Raina Lipsitz has written about gender, politics, and pop culture for a variety of publications, including Al Jazeera America, Jewish Currents, and the online editions of The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour.

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
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
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
GovernmentMarch 7, 2019

Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue

New York’s governors have barely evolved on the issue in 30 years. Thankfully, its legislature has.

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DemocratsMarch 1, 2019

Richard Gottfried’s Health-Care Crusade Is Paying Off

The NY State Assembly member has spent 27 years advocating for statewide health care. Now, his colleagues in Albany are finally catching up.

Raina Lipsitz
Political FiguresFebruary 12, 2019

Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope

The New York State Senate’s new majority leader is championing women’s rights—and giving Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of her mind.

Raina Lipsitz
DemocratsOctober 4, 2018

AOC Responds to Her Critics

After a high-profile national tour, Ocasio-Cortez defends her perceived missteps—and calls cynicism “the greatest enemy of the progressive left.”

Raina Lipsitz
State and Local ElectionsSeptember 5, 2018

Catalina Cruz Dreams Big in Queens

Cruz wants to make New York State a progressive model for the rest of the country when it comes to immigrants’ rights. But there’s a catch: Many of the people she’s speaking to can’t vote.

Raina Lipsitz
State and Local ElectionsAugust 9, 2018

Can Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar Unseat the GOP in Albany?

Forget the mythical Bernie Bro: New York has a brigade of Red Rosas ready to take on the establishment.

Raina Lipsitz
DemocratsJuly 3, 2018

Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn No-Show

Constituents held an impromptu rally and vented their anger at a cardboard cutout of the senator.

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Raina Lipsitz

PoliticsJune 7, 2019

The newly elected mayor of Madison, Satya Rhodes-Conway, wants to advance racial equity in the most segregated state in America.

GovernmentMay 2, 2019

The Albany machine is working to torpedo the New York Health Act—again.

DemocratsMarch 13, 2019

How a new class of lawmakers is transforming the New York State legislature.

GovernmentMarch 7, 2019

New York’s governors have barely evolved on the issue in 30 years. Thankfully, its legislature has.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

DemocratsMarch 1, 2019

The NY State Assembly member has spent 27 years advocating for statewide health care. Now, his colleagues in Albany are finally catching up.

Political FiguresFebruary 12, 2019

The New York State Senate’s new majority leader is championing women’s rights—and giving Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of her mind.

DemocratsOctober 4, 2018

After a high-profile national tour, Ocasio-Cortez defends her perceived missteps—and calls cynicism “the greatest enemy of the progressive left.”

State and Local ElectionsSeptember 5, 2018

Cruz wants to make New York State a progressive model for the rest of the country when it comes to immigrants’ rights. But there’s a catch: Many of the people she’s speaking to can’t vote.

State and Local ElectionsAugust 9, 2018

Forget the mythical Bernie Bro: New York has a brigade of Red Rosas ready to take on the establishment.

DemocratsJuly 3, 2018

Constituents held an impromptu rally and vented their anger at a cardboard cutout of the senator.