Why Won’t New York’s Top Democrats Back the Democratic Nominee for Mayor of Buffalo? Why Won’t New York’s Top Democrats Back the Democratic Nominee for Mayor of Buffalo?
India Walton inspired a grassroots movement that won the Democratic primary. But the state party refuses to endorse her, and so does Governor Hochul.
Oct 15, 2021 / John Nichols
NY State’s Redistricting Might Just Save Joe Biden’s Presidency NY State’s Redistricting Might Just Save Joe Biden’s Presidency
Though the state continues to lose population, in the zero-sum game of American politics subtraction could work in the Democrats’ favor next year.
Oct 7, 2021 / Column / Ross Barkan
The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest The Buffalo Hospital Strike Is the Latest in a New Wave of Labor Unrest
A stressed health care system pushed to the breaking point by the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked renewed action by labor unions across the country.
Oct 7, 2021 / Column / C.M. Lewis
The Resilience of India Walton 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.
Sep 15, 2021 / Raina Lipsitz
David Gilbert Should Be Free David Gilbert Should Be Free
Given his perfect 40-year record, denial by the Parole Board would signal that prison is just about punishment and revenge.
Sep 13, 2021 / John Mage
Honoring Attica After Half a Century Honoring Attica After Half a Century
It’s time to demand law enforcement accountability for the death of unarmed citizens not just on America’s streets but also in our prisons.
Sep 13, 2021 / Heather Ann Thompson
Kathy Hochul’s Future Ambitions Create an Opening for the Left Kathy Hochul’s Future Ambitions Create an Opening for the Left
To win reelection, New York’s governor will need to reinvent herself as a progressive Democrat. The state’s housing activists can show her how.
Sep 9, 2021 / Ross Barkan
How Andrew Cuomo Hurt Men, Too How Andrew Cuomo Hurt Men, Too
His abuses targeted women and men—the latter more insidiously.
Sep 6, 2021 / Column / Alexis Grenell
Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, and the Epidemic of New York Strongmen Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, and the Epidemic of New York Strongmen
It’s not an accident that a generation of tough guy pols emerged from New York in the 1970s and ’80s, amid the myth of an “ungovernable city” and an epic whitelash.
Aug 12, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Cuomo Resigns! Cuomo Resigns!
The politician who governed without mercy does not deserve any now.
Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Ross Barkan