Meet the New DSA-Backed Candidates Running to Give Power Back to the People in New York State Meet the New DSA-Backed Candidates Running to Give Power Back to the People in New York State
DSA’s diverse slate of candidates will bring the energy and ideas we need to keep winning big, bold change in the halls of Albany.
Jan 30, 2020 / Cynthia Nixon
Nate McMurray Wants To Un-Trump Upstate New York Nate McMurray Wants To Un-Trump Upstate New York
With Chris Collins out of office on insider trading charges, Democrats are hoping to turn one of America’s reddest districts blue in an upcoming special election.
Dec 4, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
Rural America Has a Young People Problem Rural America Has a Young People Problem
Democratic politics will lose all remaining connection with rural areas of the country if young people leave home and never come back.
Nov 29, 2019 / Karen Rothmyer
Syracuse Students Aren’t Backing Down Syracuse Students Aren’t Backing Down
Sixteen separate racist incidents caused Syracuse students to occupy a campus building in protest. Now, students are calling for the resignation of the university chancellor.
Nov 25, 2019 / StudentNation / Max Kalnitz
Searching for Common Ground on Impeachment in NY’s 19th Searching for Common Ground on Impeachment in NY’s 19th
This is one of a year-long series of dispatches about life and politics in rural America, written by former Nation managing editor Karen Rothmyer.
Oct 4, 2019 / Karen Rothmyer
Notes From a Small Village: The Meet-and-Greet Notes From a Small Village: The Meet-and-Greet
This is the first of a year-long series of dispatches about life and politics in rural America, written by former Nation managing editor Karen Rothmyer.
Sep 13, 2019 / Karen Rothmyer
Jeffrey Epstein Embodies Elite Impunity Jeffrey Epstein Embodies Elite Impunity
The arrest of one man is not enough. We have to fight the system that allowed a wealthy child molester to escape real justice.
Jul 10, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Working Families Party and a New Class of Progressive Lawmakers Are Revolutionizing Albany The Working Families Party and a New Class of Progressive Lawmakers Are Revolutionizing Albany
A new generation of lawmakers have stormed New York’s state legislature and have been quick to enact meaningful reforms.
Jul 1, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land New York Is About to Pass One of the Most Ambitious Climate Bills in the Land
The credit goes to the activists who pushed it for more than three years.
Jun 19, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
In Our Tumultuous Times, History Offers Hope In Our Tumultuous Times, History Offers Hope
A new memoir calls us to action.
May 28, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel