Michael Arney
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Arney
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Opinion
Special challenges for progressives in election of New York’s AG
October 9, 2018History was made when current New York City Public Advocate Letitia (“Tish”) James won the four-way Democratic Party primary election for New York State’s attorney general.
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News
States’ fights are key to controlling Congress and democracy
September 10, 2018Trump’s victory and this year’s primary upsets expose the risky business of predicting elections. More importantly, readers should take a step back and realize that in most cases, state governments hold the key to control in...
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U.S.
People vs. Money: Socialist beats Wall Street Dem in New York
June 29, 2018As for her brand of socialism, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says it is all about “democratic participation” and “economic, social, and racial dignity.”
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Labor
White collar unemployment blues, take four
July 11, 2017For the fourth time in my adult life, I've been laid off. Each is intertwined with the capitalist system I was born into and cannot escape.
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Opinion
“You can’t win if you don’t play”… but neither can you lose
January 19, 2017The lottery seems harmless, but if we step back, take our time, and analyze it, a much more damaging picture emerges.
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Books
Five days that shook the South Bronx into NYC’s Sierra Maestra
December 8, 2016Julio Pabón recounts the story of Fidel Castro’s 1995 visit to the South Bronx in his new book, “Knockout.”
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News
Why did the winner lose?
November 28, 2016Stats experts will have to sort through all the data, but for now, we can see that long before this election there was already a shift of blue-collar white workers to the GOP.
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Opinion
Tough truth: Voting third party helps Trump
October 14, 2016Because of our plurality system, third parties usually help their polar opposites.
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