An Abundance of Influence An Abundance of Influence
A group of YIMBY Big Tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they’re setting their sights on the rest of the country.
Jul 8, 2026 / Julie Pitta and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
How Zohran Mamdani Saved the Fourth of July How Zohran Mamdani Saved the Fourth of July
The mayor’s fighting patriotism bested Trump’s rantings and Obama’s evasions.
Jul 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave Climate Was Missing From New York’s Progressive Wave
The city's primary winners campaigned on affordability, yet climate change, a major driver of rising costs and inequality, was conspicuously absent from the conversation.
Jul 1, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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 Unlikely History of Israel Bonds The Unlikely History of Israel Bonds
How a little-known investment vehicle became a major source of financing for Israel—and a flash point in New York State politics.
Jun 23, 2026 / Aviva Stahl
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster
The president’s attempt to make his mark on the National Mall has become a big, wet mess.
Jun 23, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
The Battle for Black Brooklyn The Battle for Black Brooklyn
This Primary Day, New York City’s leftist insurgents and the borough’s Black political establishment are headed into their biggest face-off yet.
Jun 19, 2026 / Mark Winston Griffith
How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors
In Milwaukee, a child’s blood test is too often the first housing inspection.
Jun 18, 2026 / Sarah Carr
With the Trump Stench Gone, the Knicks Make History With the Trump Stench Gone, the Knicks Make History
The bad vibes lifted, and basketball fans witnessed a miracle at Madison Square Garden.
Jun 11, 2026 / Dave Zirin
In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough
The state assemblyman wants to go to Congress to take on MAGA, but says that Democrats need to show Americans that they are “gonna make their lives better. Quickly.”
Jun 3, 2026 / Joan Walsh