27 Percent of New York’s Registered Voters Won’t Be Able to Vote in the State’s Primary 27 Percent of New York’s Registered Voters Won’t Be Able to Vote in the State’s Primary
New York is the fourth-bluest state in the country, but has some of the worst voting laws.
Apr 18, 2016 / Ari Berman
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
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
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
How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted
Across the country, activists and low-wage workers are showing that the changes we need will come if people organize and force them.
Apr 5, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The construction of a gas pipeline within 1500 feet of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors could spell disaster for New York.
Mar 31, 2016 / Alison Rose Levy and Ellen Cantarow
Meet the Democratic Socialist Who’s Running for New York State Senate Meet the Democratic Socialist Who’s Running for New York State Senate
Bernie Sanders isn’t alone: Debbie Medina is in the race for State Senate in New York’s 18th District.
Mar 16, 2016 / Sam Adler-Bell
Is New York State About to Create a Blacklist of BDS Supporters? Is New York State About to Create a Blacklist of BDS Supporters?
A new bill would create an official list of people who support the campaign to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel for its abuse of Palestinian human rights.
Feb 10, 2016 / Rahul Saksena
Can This New York State Campaign Finish What the Paris Climate Talks Started? Can This New York State Campaign Finish What the Paris Climate Talks Started?
The COP21 agreement is filled with holes—this diverse, statewide coalition aims to fill them.
Jan 11, 2016 / Rebecca Nathanson
Media Notices Homeless People on Streets, Blames Progressive Mayor Media Notices Homeless People on Streets, Blames Progressive Mayor
How New York’s Bill de Blasio inherited a homelessness crisis—and then got blamed for it.
Dec 23, 2015 / Patrick Markee