New York State

Andrew Cuomo

The Collapse of the Cuomosexual The Collapse of the Cuomosexual

St. Andrew of Covid, our savior of the spring, is now milking his 15 minutes of fame for an extra 30.

Nov 26, 2020 / Alexis Grenell

My Neighbors Certainly Didn’t Celebrate Biden’s Win, but They Also Didn’t Publicly Mourn Trump’s Loss

My Neighbors Certainly Didn’t Celebrate Biden’s Win, but They Also Didn’t Publicly Mourn Trump’s Loss My Neighbors Certainly Didn’t Celebrate Biden’s Win, but They Also Didn’t Publicly Mourn Trump’s Loss

More than 60 percent of my county voted for Trump this year, so the relative calm when he lost gives me hope for the future.

Nov 19, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

A Woman’s Life

A Woman’s Life A Woman’s Life

Some 60,000 nursing home residents have died of the virus. How did they live?

Oct 14, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / JoAnn Wypijewski

Sochie Nnaemeka

Your Vote Can Help Save the Working Families Party Your Vote Can Help Save the Working Families Party

WFP needs 130,000 votes on this November's ballot to survive Cuomo's attacks in New York.

Oct 8, 2020 / The Editors

Covid Country Diary

Covid Country Diary Covid Country Diary

We left Manhattan for the Catskills in March; two months into the city’s lockdown, this rural county had the highest per capita number of new cases in the state.

Sep 2, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Laura Flanders

As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration

As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration

A rural marketing campaign offering “solace in a more secluded setting” might give Republicans more than they bargained for.

Aug 20, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

Cuomo’s Administration Faces Questioning Over Its Handling of Nursing Home Covid Deaths

Cuomo’s Administration Faces Questioning Over Its Handling of Nursing Home Covid Deaths Cuomo’s Administration Faces Questioning Over Its Handling of Nursing Home Covid Deaths

Democratic and Republican lawmakers want to know why the state’s Department of Health counts deaths so strangely.

Aug 10, 2020 / Ross Barkan

Gun Lovers Should Be Thanking Tish James for Suing the NRA

Gun Lovers Should Be Thanking Tish James for Suing the NRA Gun Lovers Should Be Thanking Tish James for Suing the NRA

In bringing the suit, New York’s attorney general has shown that the gun group has not only defrauded the American people; it has defrauded its own members.

Aug 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal

The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning

The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning

When AOC won in 2018, it was dismissed as a fluke. Now, she says, it’s clear that “the people’s movement...isn’t an accident. It‘s a mandate.”

Jun 24, 2020 / John Nichols

Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives

Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives Rural New York Is in the Streets, Marching for Black Lives

My town voted overwhelmingly for Trump, so I didn’t expect a big crowd at a recent Black Lives Matter protest. I was wrong.

Jun 24, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer

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