New York City

My Name Is Boluwatife Ogunbodede

My Name Is Boluwatife Ogunbodede My Name Is Boluwatife Ogunbodede

Boluwatife is a tongue twister for many Americans, but it holds beauty and power, whether or not you can pronounce it. 

Sep 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Boluwatife Ogunbodede

Yuh-Line Niou

Lessons for Progressives From Yuh-Line Niou’s Loss Lessons for Progressives From Yuh-Line Niou’s Loss

Could the outcome in the NY-10 congressional race—a centrist going to Washington—have been avoided?

Sep 1, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Dan Goldman marching at NYC Pride with his daughter. He's holding a pride flag and wearing a rainbow lei. His daughter holds a sign reading

A Disunited Left Clears the Field for a Moderate in NY 10 A Disunited Left Clears the Field for a Moderate in NY 10

A congressional primary spanning swaths of Manhattan and Brooklyn proves that you can have too many progressive candidates.

Aug 19, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Why I’m Joining the Exodus of Teachers Leaving the Classroom

Why I’m Joining the Exodus of Teachers Leaving the Classroom Why I’m Joining the Exodus of Teachers Leaving the Classroom

We all have our reasons for not returning. For me, it is the lack of care for teachers’ and students’ health as we face another year of Covid.

Aug 19, 2022 / Liat Olenick

David Alexis smiles and waves to the camera, wearing a blue shirt and jeans outside a Brooklyn high school.

Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry? Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry?

David Alexis gives The Nation a tour of his Brooklyn state Senate district and explains why he’s running for office.

Aug 17, 2022 / Liza Featherstone

Frederick Law Olmsted

Can’t Stand All the Political Heat? Escape to the Park. Can’t Stand All the Political Heat? Escape to the Park.

Many cities have Frederick Law Olmsted to thank for these spaces.

Jun 28, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bill De Blasio grooves in front of drummers dressed in red.

What Makes Bill de Blasio Run… for Congress? What Makes Bill de Blasio Run… for Congress?

He’s the obvious favorite. But in an exclusive interview with The Nation, the former mayor recognizes that his road to political redemption might not be all downhill.

Jun 17, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Remote Learning Classroom

What Online Learning Taught Me What Online Learning Taught Me

As an eighth-grade student in New York City, here’s what attending school during the pandemic was like for me.

Jun 10, 2022 / StudentNation / Marylene Bioh

Two congresspeople sit next to each other during President Biden's State of the Union address.

The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer

For national Democrats counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House, the latest electoral maps, which pit progressives against each other in several districts, are ...

May 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Students Standardized Testing

What I Learned About Standardized Testing What I Learned About Standardized Testing

My peers and I spent years studying for the Standardized High School Admissions Test in NYC. Should that change?

Mar 25, 2022 / StudentNation / Merry Li

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