NY primaries fuel hope for fall elections
While media pundits have been predicting doom for progressives in the November elections, last week's primaries here showed a different trend.
New York elections not just about Cuomo
Figuring out who to vote for in New York State this year is trickier than usual for those who want to advance labor rights, equality and democracy.
Policing by skin color
Nearly 9 out of 10 people in New York City charged in marijuana arrests are Black or Latino, even though whites are the heaviest users of pot.
Union baiting equals hating
A couple of months ago, I heard Joel Klein, head of New York's Department of Education, blame the teachers' union contract for the fact that there are a lot of Jewish holidays on the school calendar
NYC: No need for budget cuts; tax the rich
Reading the news, one could be forgiven for believing the false notion that there is too little money in the state of New York.
Why the Democratic majority will grow in 2010
In talking about the current Democratic majority and its fate in the 2010 elections, news editors have been using words such as "slipping," "imperiled," and even "doomed" in their headlines.
The bottom line in the debate about charter schools
When it comes to New York City's public schools, one thing is not in dispute: there are problems, a lot of them.
