Economists Support Zohran Mamdani’s Plan for New York City Economists Support Zohran Mamdani’s Plan for New York City
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral platform is a practical blueprint to tackle some of New York City’s most pressing problems.
Jun 20, 2025 / Various Contributors
New York City Might Elect a Truly Progressive Mayor—Thanks to Ranked-Choice Voting New York City Might Elect a Truly Progressive Mayor—Thanks to Ranked-Choice Voting
Mamdani’s campaign deserves credit for offering a clear, inspiring, progressive message. But ranked-choice voting is also helping to make him competitive.
Jun 19, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum
ICE agents aren’t out of control. They are performing their designed role as fascism’s storm troopers.
Jun 18, 2025 / Jack Mirkinson
Norman Foster’s 270 Park and the Rise of the New Office Building Norman Foster’s 270 Park and the Rise of the New Office Building
The building's dramatic and dazzling feats of architecture make it appear as if it were hovering above the street. But is that a good thing?
Jun 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs
How Andrew Cuomo Made Homelessness Worse How Andrew Cuomo Made Homelessness Worse
Cuomo claims that “housing is a top priority.” A dig into his track record says something very different.
Jun 13, 2025 / Tracy Rosenthal
Los Angeles Stands Up to MAGA Los Angeles Stands Up to MAGA
Will Los Angeles become Trumpism’s last stand? If the growing and deepening movement resisting the city’s occupation is any indication, si se puede!
Jun 12, 2025 / Bill Gallegos
Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialist—Zohran Mamdani? Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialist—Zohran Mamdani?
By demeaning the mayoral candidate’s agenda, Andrew Cuomo offends the Black tradition of community care.
Jun 10, 2025 / Anthony Conwright
How America Failed the Unhoused How America Failed the Unhoused
Brian Goldstone’s There Is No Place For Us is an enraging book about the intertwined calamities of homelessness and wage labor.
Jun 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Libby Watson
Will the Creation of a Historic District in San Francisco Hold Back New Housing? Will the Creation of a Historic District in San Francisco Hold Back New Housing?
Activists are butting heads with a local preservation organization over a proposal to turn part of the city’s North Beach neighborhood into a nationally registered historic ...
Jun 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Ella Curlin