New York City

Hillary Clinton NYC campaign visit

Surprise: New York Democrats Like the Democratic Party! Surprise: New York Democrats Like the Democratic Party!

And the Sanders campaign is making enemies with its attacks.

Apr 18, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Striking Verizon workers

40,000 Verizon Workers Launch One of the Biggest Strikes of the Decade 40,000 Verizon Workers Launch One of the Biggest Strikes of the Decade

Can the strike at Verizon help kickstart the American labor movement?

Apr 15, 2016 / Cole Stangler

Sanders with CWA workers in Brooklyn

Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs

Campaigning in New York, the senator from Vermont rallies with transport workers, pickets with striking phone workers, and tangles with corporate bosses.

Apr 14, 2016 / John Nichols

Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too

Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too

The historical racism directed at Chinese people is deeply felt, but the conviction of Peter Liang was never an appropriate example of systemic racism.

Apr 13, 2016 / Alex T. Tom and Alix Mariko Webb

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 6: Trickery, Fraud, and Deception in Brooklyn

In the wild world of Brooklyn real estate, developers looking to cash in don’t always play by the rules.

Apr 13, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

Ahmed Ferhani

A Muslim Man Was Ensnared in a Terror Plot by the NYPD—He Just Attempted Suicide A Muslim Man Was Ensnared in a Terror Plot by the NYPD—He Just Attempted Suicide

Ahmed Ferhani reported abuse by prison guards after being convicted in a controversial terrorism case.

Apr 10, 2016 / John Knefel

Bernie Sanders

Bernie and Hillary, on the Stump in the Multiracial City Bernie and Hillary, on the Stump in the Multiracial City

It’s a day of hits and misses as Sanders and Clinton try to excite immigrant voters for the New York primary.

Apr 10, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Both Clinton and Sanders Are Qualified—but Only Sanders Calls for Political Revolution

Both Clinton and Sanders Are Qualified—but Only Sanders Calls for Political Revolution Both Clinton and Sanders Are Qualified—but Only Sanders Calls for Political Revolution

That’s why The Nation still thinks primary voters should turn out for Sanders.

Apr 8, 2016 / The Editors

Fight for 15 protesters in Los Angeles

We Are Winning the Fight for $15 We Are Winning the Fight for $15

What started with 200 workers striking in New York has ballooned into a national movement wielding real political power.

Apr 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good?

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good?

Tales from the epicenter of New York gentrification.

Apr 6, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

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