by Isaac Grimm | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog
New Hampshire is ready to flip from Red to Blue. Donald Trump likes to boast of his support in the Granite State, but the record turnout in Democratic primaries - more than 120,000, fifty thousand more than the last record - proves the bloom is now fully off the rose....
by Julia Solow | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog
It was decision time in Westchester County. After three years of debate and a contentious four-hour hearing, the village council in Ossining - a quiet town sandwiched between the Trump National Golf Course and Sing Sing prison - voted to approve the Emergency Tenant...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog
The insurgent progressive movement has good reasons to celebrate as primary season comes to an end, much to the dismay of the corporate wing of the Democratic party. The victories of young, fresh insurgents get the most attention, but equally important is the...
by Charlie Albanetti | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog
The center of power in New York government has shifted in a big way as six incumbent State Senators who were part of the Independent Democratic Conference - a group of Democrats who aligned with Republicans to keep a lock on the State Senate - lost Democratic primary...
by Jake Jacobs | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog
The September 13 primary in New York could re-energize and redefine the Democratic party in the state. It also might mean drastic change for the charter school industry. Photo credit: Michael Johnson/Thomas Good Zephyr Teachout, left, promises to challenge school...
by Laurel Wales | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Leigh Friedman, Politics
As 2018 primaries draw to a close, People's Action Deputy Director of Movement Politics Laurel Wales sits down with Leigh Friedman to talk about grassroots candidates we've supported and the importance of what she calls "the politics of joy." This is part one of two....
