Progressive ‘Piss and Vinegar’ Takes On Albany Progressive ‘Piss and Vinegar’ Takes On Albany
How a new class of lawmakers is transforming the New York State legislature.
Mar 13, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue
New York’s governors have barely evolved on the issue in 30 years. Thankfully, its legislature has.
Mar 7, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
Richard Gottfried’s Health-Care Crusade Is Paying Off Richard Gottfried’s Health-Care Crusade Is Paying Off
The NY State Assembly member has spent 27 years advocating for statewide health care. Now, his colleagues in Albany are finally catching up.
Mar 1, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope
The New York State Senate’s new majority leader is championing women’s rights—and giving Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of her mind.
Feb 12, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
AOC Responds to Her Critics AOC Responds to Her Critics
After a high-profile national tour, Ocasio-Cortez defends her perceived missteps—and calls cynicism “the greatest enemy of the progressive left.”
Oct 4, 2018 / Feature / Raina Lipsitz
Catalina Cruz Dreams Big in Queens Catalina Cruz Dreams Big in Queens
Cruz wants to make New York State a progressive model for the rest of the country when it comes to immigrants’ rights. But there’s a catch: Many of the people she’s speaking to can...
Sep 5, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz
Can Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar Unseat the GOP in Albany? Can Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar Unseat the GOP in Albany?
Forget the mythical Bernie Bro: New York has a brigade of Red Rosas ready to take on the establishment.
Aug 9, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz
Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn No-Show Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn No-Show
Constituents held an impromptu rally and vented their anger at a cardboard cutout of the senator.
Jul 3, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz
Swearing Off Corporate Cash: A Q&A With Saira Rao Swearing Off Corporate Cash: A Q&A With Saira Rao
The former Wall Street lawyer wants Democrats to commit to economic reform and racial justice.
Jun 25, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power
The insurgent candidate from the Bronx is challenging Democrat Joseph Crowley with a scrappy grassroots campaign and a platform based on economic justice.
Jun 22, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz