The new nonprofit will put money directly into the hands of workers so they can fight harder and win bigger.
Zohran Mamdani
Posted inEconomic Policy
On Tax Day, Mamdani Taxed the Rich
The mayor, his supporters, and public opinion convinced their previously reluctant governor to agree to a tax on the second (or third, fourth, fifth, etc.) homes of their city’s nonresident rich.
Posted inPolitics
Getting New York City to Believe in Government
Maintaining the momentum of Zohran Mamdani’s historically successful election campaign has meant doing the little things right.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Mamdani Announces Free Child Care Program for City Workers
The provider will be on the ground floor of the Dinkins Municipal Building, and is another step on the road to a free, universal program citywide.
Posted inPolitics
Brad Lander Is Building a United Progressive Front
The former New York City comptroller and councilmember is running for Congress. To unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, he’ll have to consolidate the progressive left.
Posted inTAP
The Occupying Army Retreats
The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.
Posted inTAP
Do L.A. and D.C. Have Their Own Mamdanis?
Two somewhat socialist mayoral candidates are working to see that they do.
Posted inTAP
Mamdani’s First Week
The mayor has already secured one of his top campaign promises, among other wins on behalf of New Yorkers.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Noem Attempts to Distract From ICE Execution
A day after one of her ICE agents shot a woman to death in broad daylight, the secretary of homeland security was in Manhattan urging Americans to buy them lunch.
Posted inPolitics
Enter, Stage Left, Mayor Mamdani
Rather than tell his fellow New Yorkers to lower their expectations of what government could do, the city’s new mayor vowed that “the only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.”