What Happens When Old Prisons Are Given Back to Their Communities? What Happens When Old Prisons Are Given Back to Their Communities?
As New York State begins closing prisons, some are being sold to the highest bidder—but some are becoming sites of social change.
Oct 29, 2015 / Victoria Law
These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative
Students in the New York Performance Standards Consortium are learning to be critical thinkers, deeply engaged in their education.
Sep 11, 2015 / StudentNation / Howard Martin Katzoff
New York Fast-Food Workers Win Their Fight for $15 New York Fast-Food Workers Win Their Fight for $15
A landmark executive move will serve the state’s fast-food workers some long-overdue justice.
Jul 22, 2015 / Michelle Chen
This Is the Real Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party This Is the Real Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party
It’s not Bernie vs. Hillary, as the media would have it. It’s de Blasio vs. Cuomo.
Jul 16, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
What’s Next for the Domestic Workers Movement? What’s Next for the Domestic Workers Movement?
Five years after passing a breakthrough bill of rights, activists are building power and sharpening their legislative strategy.
Jul 13, 2015 / Ai-jen Poo and Andrea Cristina Mercado
If You Could Decrease a Workplace’s Injury Rate by 65 Percent, Would You? If You Could Decrease a Workplace’s Injury Rate by 65 Percent, Would You?
When nurses can’t speak up about unsafe hospital conditions without risking their jobs, both labor and the public lose a powerful potential advocate.
Jul 8, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How Andrew Cuomo Sold Out New York City Renters to a Pack of Wealthy Landlords How Andrew Cuomo Sold Out New York City Renters to a Pack of Wealthy Landlords
As protesters camp out in Albany to demand better protections for renters, lawmakers cop out on their consituents with a lukewarm rent regulation agreement.
Jun 25, 2015 / Breaking News / Sarah Jaffe
The Fight For $15 Just Won a Powerful Supporter: Governor Cuomo The Fight For $15 Just Won a Powerful Supporter: Governor Cuomo
In a victory for the Fast Food workers movement, New York’s governor has created a path for wage increases through executive action.
May 13, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Adolescents Do Not Belong in the Adult Legal System Adolescents Do Not Belong in the Adult Legal System
It’s time for New York to change how minors are tried in the criminal justice system.
Mar 23, 2015 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York’s Public Schools—Here’s Their Story 9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York’s Public Schools—Here’s Their Story
A Nation investigation reveals how a group of hedge funders are about to get exactly what they paid for.
Mar 19, 2015 / George Joseph