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Tag: Andrew Cuomo
NYC Voters Defy Establishment
Voters in New York City withstood a barrage of money and racist insults against their 34-year old socialist candidate to send him to City Hall in the country’s biggest city in convincing fashion on Tuesday night.
Patrick Lawrence: Confronting Oligarchs in the NYC Vote
The power elites who have long controlled the United States demonstrate repeatedly that they have no intention of surrendering to any reconstitution of the American polity in the name of anything resembling authentic democracy.
Obama’s Election-Eve Call to Mamdani
The former president had an obvious reason to favor the Democratic frontrunner in the New York mayor’s race with a weekend call, writes Corinna Barnard. Mamdani is winning.
Patrick Lawrence: Sun Valley vs. Queensbridge
In New York City, the battle has been joined between Democratic Party elites and the voters they are increasingly committed to suppressing, between money and democratic process, between power and the forces for change.
The Billionaire Frenzy Over Zohran Mamdani
Hell hath no fury like corporate power scorned, writes Norman Solomon of the general-election battle over the next mayor of New York City.
NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary Puts Gaza in Focus
Zohran Mamdani’s Zionist antagonists tried to turn his Muslim identity and pro-Palestine politics into a liability, writes Corinna Barnard. So far, it hasn’t worked.
Cuomo’s Bubble Has Burst
The N.Y. governor resigned Tuesday, effective in 14 days. This article published last year shows how Andrew Cuomo got away with a lot more, namely hurting the state’s poor in deference to his rich backers, Joe Lauria reported.
Goodbye, Columbus
The discomfort caused to elites is of no concern to anyone who wants to strike at the heart of racism. Goodbye and good riddance to Churchill, Columbus, Leopold and all of their ilk, writes Margaret Kimberley.
COVID-19: Cuomo & Gates Plan—Seizing on Pandemic to Privatize New York Schools—Raises Ire
Advocates for public education are denouncing the plan by the New York governor and the billionaire founder of Microsoft to “reimagine” the state’s school system, Julia Conley reports.