Mark Green for Mayor Mark Green for Mayor
He is the most promising candidate progressives can look to for leadership.
Aug 9, 2001 / The Editors
Homeless in San José Homeless in San José
Under pressure from activists, the city agreed to assist its poorest residents.
Aug 9, 2001 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
The People’s Power The People’s Power
Act I We're on the edge of the twentieth century and Mayor James Phelan of San Francisco concludes that without abundant water and electrical power San Francisco is stymie...
Jun 28, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Not This Time in LA Not This Time in LA
Politics, they say, is the art of the possible. And for much of the spring it seemed possible that America's second-largest city would elect as its mayor a progressive Latino who ...
Jun 7, 2001 / John Nichols
‘Violence’ in Cincinnati ‘Violence’ in Cincinnati
The urban rebellion in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood that followed the April 7 death of yet another black man, Timothy Thomas, at the hands of police shocked city resid...
May 31, 2001 / Thomas A. Dutton
Villaraigosa’s Hot in Los Angeles Villaraigosa’s Hot in Los Angeles
His mayoral campaign platform is the most progressive in modern city history.
May 17, 2001 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Those Big Town Blues Those Big Town Blues
New York City voters aren't thrilled with their options in the fall elections.
May 17, 2001 / Feature / Doug Ireland
Leading Los Angeles Leading Los Angeles
Survey the political terrain of this, America's second-largest city, on the eve of the April 10 mayoral vote, and the only possible conclusion is: What a Difference a Decade Makes...
Mar 30, 2001 / Marc Cooper
Building Community Unions Building Community Unions
In Stamford, Connecticut, organizers are putting the movement back in labor.
Dec 14, 2000 / Feature / Janice Fine
Back to the Back of the Bus Back to the Back of the Bus
Montgomery's transit system isn't segregated anymore. It barely exists.
Dec 7, 2000 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski