New York City

Hunts Point Strike

The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning The Hunts Point Strike Is Just the Beginning

Given the compounding injustices of the Covid-19 era, workers’ demands are resonating across the country.

Jan 25, 2021 / Chris Gelardi

Jabari high-fives.

The Socialists vs. Andrew Cuomo The Socialists vs. Andrew Cuomo

Newly elected DSA members in the New York legislature will work with grassroots organizers to force the governor to tax the rich. Will their inside/outside strategy work?

Dec 22, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

Tammany Hall

Joe Biden Needs to Revive the Spirit of Tammany Hall Joe Biden Needs to Revive the Spirit of Tammany Hall

In the current crisis, Americans needs fewer high-minded speeches and more jobs and money.

Dec 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Author standing in front of mountains.

What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months

Global catastrophe has a way of putting life into perspective.

Dec 9, 2020 / Jamilah King

Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York

Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York

The traditional systems of mutual support that undergird many Indigenous Central and North American cultures have formed a safety net during a very dark time in New York City’s his...

Dec 8, 2020 / Photo Essay / Cinthya Santos Briones and Magnum Foundation

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

It’s Time for Public Banking in New York City

It’s Time for Public Banking in New York City It’s Time for Public Banking in New York City

We need a banking institution that will do what Wall Street won’t: invest the public’s money to advance social justice.

Nov 18, 2020 / Bob Master and Mark Levine

A police officer holds a riot shield that reads POLICE

Police Terror Won’t End With the Trump Administration Police Terror Won’t End With the Trump Administration

Post–Election Day cop brutality points to the continuation of a violent reality for protesters.

Nov 11, 2020 / Chris Gelardi

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing

Portraits of the activists, organizers, artists, and more who call the Lower East Side’s public housing home.

Nov 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / Destiny Mata and Magnum Foundation

Abbie Hoffman

Why I Hope Trump Does Not Watch ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Why I Hope Trump Does Not Watch ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

We don’t need the president to get any more ideas in his addled mind about how to punish American cities and activists.

Oct 30, 2020 / Jon Wiener

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