New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There. New Yorkers Won a Rent Freeze. But We Can’t Stop There.
There is so much more to be done to seize power from landlords and real estate directly.
Jul 14, 2026 / Sumathy Kumar and Tracy Rosenthal
New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions New York City Makes It Easy to Cancel Subscriptions
The first rule of its kind at the municipal level will help customers avoid paying recurring and junk fees.
Jul 13, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat
Progressives Are Winning Big. Here’s How We Keep It Up. Progressives Are Winning Big. Here’s How We Keep It Up.
Some lessons from the triumphant New York City primaries.
Jun 25, 2026 / Linda Sarsour
It’s Official: Palestine Has Changed US Politics Forever It’s Official: Palestine Has Changed US Politics Forever
The epic results in New York confirmed it: Support for Palestinian rights is driving an unprecedented political transformation—and there’s no going back.
Jun 25, 2026 / Margaret DeReus
Mamdani and the DSA Just Sent a Seismic Message: The Revolution Is Here to Stay Mamdani and the DSA Just Sent a Seismic Message: The Revolution Is Here to Stay
A stunning trio of congressional victories proved that the political earthquake the mayor and his allies ushered in was no fluke.
Jun 24, 2026 / Ross Barkan
The New York City Race Where the Establishment Won The New York City Race Where the Establishment Won
And why that’s a good thing.
Jun 24, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Darializa Avila Chevalier Wants “Babies, Not Bombs” Darializa Avila Chevalier Wants “Babies, Not Bombs”
As a critical primary approaches, we talk to the organizer and congressional candidate about Palestine, New York City, and her experience of an unexpectedly vicious campaign.
Jun 22, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson
Jerry Nadler Is Still Campaigning Jerry Nadler Is Still Campaigning
His name isn’t on the ballot, but the veteran congressman’s working overtime for Micah Lasher.
Jun 22, 2026 / John Nichols
How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm
Alex Bores is engulfed in a brutal (and super-expensive) battle over how technology will change work, life, and society.
Jun 19, 2026 / John Nichols
Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies
The RNC keeps attacking the popular ideas of a democratic socialist who is running for Congress in New York City.
Jun 17, 2026 / John Nichols