Initial pilots are very promising, but more work needs to be done.
Andrew Yang
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Is Maya Wiley the Final Hope for Progressives in New York City?
The professor and former De Blasio official has a robust public-spending agenda. But her leadership abilities have been called into question.
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The Two Cults of Andrew Yang
Today on TAP: From techie libertarians in 2019 to ultra-Orthodox authoritarians in 2021
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Cash Is King
UBI is politically popular, easy to enact, and looks effective as policy. Is it really that simple?
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Why New York’s Mayoral Candidates Are Challenging the Pro-Israel Status Quo
Changes that would have been unthinkable a year ago
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Can a ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Candidate Win New York’s Democratic Mayoral Primary?
To progressives’ dismay, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a hard-line cop supporter, is running strong.
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How Michael Bloomberg’s Former Campaign Manager Became Andrew Yang’s Favorite Fixer
The similarities between the two campaigns don’t stop there.
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In Search of the Anti-Yang Gang
Can progressive groups and unions team up to stop Andrew Yang in New York’s mayoral race?
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Andrew Yang’s Discomfiting Vision for New York City
It infuses Silicon Valley–style ideas and private philanthropy into an eroding safety net, and calls for no sacrifice from the wealthy.
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Take the Money and Run
The 2020 Democratic primary has been as much about how candidates raise money as what they want to do once in office.
