Today on TAP: The perils of voting by mail
New York
Posted inPolitics
New York Primary Glitches Show Rough Waters Ahead for November
The Empire State primary provides one example of how difficult it is to transition to vote-by-mail elections.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Are Running on Universal Child Care—and Winning
Progressive candidates for Congress across America are energizing voters by addressing a deep crisis for families.
Posted inCoronavirus
COVID-19’s Class War
The greatest predictor of coronavirus deaths appears to be income.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Police Foundations Scrub Corporate Partners and Board Members From Their Websites
In at least four major U.S. cities, foundations affiliated with police departments have taken down information on their partners and board members after activists began calling on them to cut ties.
Posted inPolitics
The Revolt of the Cities—Again.
New York’s primaries confirm a major new reality of American politics: Our cities are turning overwhelmingly left.
Posted inPolitics
New York Voters With Disabilities Left Out of the Absentee Voting System
Accustomed to voting at the polls but compelled by COVID-19 to vote absentee, disabled voters had to surmount obstacles that an unprepared state inflicted on them.
Posted inPolitics
Some Problems as New Yorkers Go to the Polls
A handful of polling places didn’t open on time, and some voters received partial ballots or none at all.
Posted inPolitics
The First Major Elections of the George Floyd Era
Progressive insurgencies look to shock well-funded machine picks in New York and Kentucky.