Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s high popularity has meant that he hasn’t had to court the Democratic base, so he has chosen to target public-sector unions.
Monica Potts
Monica Potts is a former senior writer at The American Prospect. She is working on a book about low-income women in her rural Arkansas hometown. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, New York, Vogue.com, The Daily Beast, The Trace, and Democracy.
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Talking Taxes in Connecticut
The state’s current governor, Dannel Malloy, has taken it upon himself to make Connecticut’s taxes more progressive.
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Ever the Accused
Few cases start off as clear-cut as the one against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the newly resigned International Monetary Fund chief who is now facing rape charges in Manhattan. A cleaning woman told police that Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her when she walked into his hotel suite at Sofitel New York on the afternoon of May 14. She […]
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A Change in the Pecking Order
The Department of Justice’s lawsuit against a Shenandoah Valley chicken company fulfills half a government promise.
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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead; Obama Addresses Nation
President: “Justice has been done.”
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Where Are Religious Conservatives When You Need Them?
Religious conservatives profess to care about the poor, but when the poor need help most, they’re nowhere in sight.
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Why Aren’t You Married Yet?
Apparently, I’m responsible for the jerks I’ve dated.
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Green and Gold
Why environmental policies and healthy bottom lines go together
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The Burdens of Female Politicians
Ferraro, like all female politicians, inevitably disappointed progressives, but that’s just because we have too few women on the field.
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Is the Grass Really Greener in Rural America?
Liberal urbanites complain that politicians pay too much attention to rural America, but the truth is we hardly do at all.
