New York

Chuy Garcia and the right to a city

March 27, 2015 By Sam Webb

What was supposed to have been a waltz into a second term for Emanuel has turned into a fight for his political life with challenger and longtime progressive Latino leader Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.

Mayor Ras Baraka tops Harlem evening of black culture and struggle

March 18, 2015 By Jarvis Tyner

The meeting's theme was "Support City Officials Who Fight for Equality, a Living Wage and Against Racism."

New York City facing the crisis of affordable housing

March 4, 2015 By Chris Butters

In New York, it's truly a tale of two cities: a city of the very rich, growing richer, and the poor, who are growing poorer.

Arrest increases call for political reform in New York State

February 9, 2015 By David Mirtz

The recent arrest of Sheldon Silver is only the latest in a series of events that has raised the volume on calls for ethics and political reform in New York.

Packed house at 3rd annual Vito Marcantonio Forum

October 29, 2014 By Gabe Falsetta

Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) was a fourteen-term Congressman from East Harlem.