2020 election
NYC Latino Activists Volunteer for ‘Tío’ Sanders in Nevada
David Ramírez |
A contingent of activists with Make the Road Action joined the march for immigrant and housing rights held in Las Vegas in support of Bernie Sanders.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Only Media Pressure Can Get State Elections Board to Change
Eli James |
In January, a federal judge concluded that the Board of Elections’ practice of rendering voters ‘inactive’ based on post office errors, and then keeping the names of these deactivated voters away from polling sites, is not just unlawful but unconstitutional.
board of elections
Max & Murphy: The Queens DA Race and the State of Police Reform
Jarrett Murphy |
The weekly WBAI public affairs show gets an update on the recount in the Queens Democratic district attorney primary and checks in with a top advocacy group about where criminal-justice reform stands.
Max & Murphy: Sizing Up the Race for Queens DA
Jarrett Murphy |
The 2019 Democratic primary for Queens district attorney is anything but drowsy, because it embodies the yawning gap between yesterday’s mainstream thinking on criminal justice and today’s.
Agenda 2019
Nine Takeaways from the Special Election for Public Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
Because only a regular election deserves a full Top Ten list.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Ydanis Rodriguez Focuses on Immigrants & Small Businesses in Run for Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
The northern Manhattan Councilmember wants to restore voting rights for non-citizens and shield small businesses from rising rents.
Government
Get Your Public Advocate Special Election Voters’ Guide!
Jarrett Murphy |
Do your homework on the 16 candidates running in the February 26 election to be the No. 2 citywide official.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Benjamin Yee and Jared Rich Offer Distinct ‘Outsider’ Choices for Public Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
There’s ‘outside’ as in out the parking lot, and then there’s ‘outside’ like outside in the woods next to the highway.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Nomiki Konst Wants to Change the Role of NYC’s Public Advocate
Jarrett Murphy |
Job No. 1, the journalist and activist says, would be to take the public advocate out of the mayoral line of succession.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: As Public Advocate, Ron Kim Would Lead Aggressive Assault on Student Debt
Jarrett Murphy |
The Queens Assemblymember would ask Washington to forgive student debt, or transfer it to cities and states to administer. Barring that, he’d move to seize it using eminent domain.
