Why Bernie should stay in the race
Bernie made clear that the campaign was not about him, it was about building a political revolution that would last years after the election was over.
Chris Christie’s tunnel tango
What happened to the money after the New Jersey governor killed a new commuter rail tunnel five years ago?
“We are the mayor:” Newark inaugurates new mayor
A large and enthusiastic Newark crowd celebrated the inauguration of its 40th mayor, Ras Baraka, last week at the city's New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Another problem for Gov. Christie: lawsuit for failure to pay pensions
The workers all say Christie did not make a required $900 million payment to the state and local workers' pension plan. He wants the workers to shoulder the load, instead.
Baraka wins Newark mayoralty with united labor support
A labor movement united around his election in the Newark mayoral campaign is seen as having been a key cause of the victory of Ras Baraka.
“The Great Dictator” of New Jersey crosses a bridge too far
No one who is knowledgeable about Jersey politics knows of a more reactionary, anti-labor, and personally abusive governor in the state's recent history.
Cory Booker elected New Jersey’s first African-American U.S. senator
Democrat Cory Booker defeated his tea party opponent Steve Lonegan and made history last night by becoming the state's first African American U.S. senator.
Govs. Christie and Walker “give the finger” to voters
Self-serving hypocrisy has blown up for two Republicans who are both maneuvering to be considered for the GOP nomination for president in 2016.
New Jersey to receive solar farms, part of $446 million plan
What was once a landfill in Kearny, New Jersey is the first such farm, and currently boasts 12,500 solar panels over 13 acres.
The war in Newark, 1967
I sat for two hours copying word for word the reports of the gunshot wounds that ultimately killed 26 people in Newark. Most of them died from gunshot wounds in the back.
