Campaigns & Elections
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Alex Bores vs. AI in NY-12
The Assembly member and congressional candidate says he’s ready to battle AI Goliaths. He’s getting plenty of practice already.
DSA
Politics
DSA for Dummies
Your guide to the organization that – for better or for worse – is trying to take over New York City politics.
Immigration
Politics
Micah in Minneapolis
Manhattan Assembly member and congressional candidate Micah Lasher managed to fly out Sunday despite the blizzard to join protesters in the Twin Cities.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
The Frozen Four: a guide to the special elections
February’s legislative races could be an icy preview of some spicy June primaries.
2026 New York state elections
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How key New York candidates are raising and spending
Looking at New Yorkers’ campaign cash going into 2026
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
DSA votes to endorse Espaillat challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier
Unsurprisingly, the group also voted to endorse Assembly Member Claire Valdez for Congress.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Everyone’s against Rana Abdelhamid. She’s running anyway.
A Q&A with the Assembly candidate running in a special election against the new “establishment.”
Heard Around Town
Politics
Latoya LeGrand files to run for Vivian Cook’s Assembly seat
The 88-year-old Cook insists she is running for reelection in Southeast Queens.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Politics
Alex Bores’ work at Palantir complicates his anti-ICE stance
The Manhattan congressional candidate’s controversial former employer has come under growing scrutiny in the second Trump administration. But that scrutiny started well before Bores left the company.
News & Politics
Politics
Hochul has $20 million war chest as she campaigns for reelection
In the second half of last year, the governor raised $5.4 million, while her primary opponent Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado raised $1.2 million.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani needs better political time management
Wading into the murky waters of primary politics is a quagmire that wastes your time and energy.
News & Politics
Politics
Nydia Velázquez endorses Brian Romero in Queens Assembly race
It’s the second time this week that Velázquez has found herself on the opposite side of DSA and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
News & Politics
Politics
Eli Northrup raises $92,000 and maxes out matching funds
UAW Region 9A is also endorsing Northrup’s Assembly campaign.
Personality
Personality
Can Claire Valdez unite socialists and labor unions?
An interview with the Assembly member running to replace Rep. Nydia Velázquez by building a left-labor coalition.
2026 New York state elections
Politics
DSA member Christina Cover weighing Assembly bid in the South Bronx
With Amanda Septimo running for Congress, the public school teacher sees an opportunity.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Politics
Dan Goldman vows to keep his fellow 1 percenters in check
At his campaign launch, the Congress member embraced his family’s denim-to-riches story while touting legislation to tax the wealthy.
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Here are the NYC seats DSA is eyeing in 2026
Nepo babies, Eric Adams allies, representatives of lefty districts, beware.
2026 New York state elections
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