Heated NYC Mayoral Primary Race Enters Final Days; City Uses Ranked-Choice Voting for First Time
Early voting is underway in a historic New York City Democratic primary election for mayor, 35 City Council seats and several other key races.
Early voting is underway in a historic New York City Democratic primary election for mayor, 35 City Council seats and several other key races.
Journalist Ross Barkan, Housing Organizer Ava Farkas and New Yorker Sam Alcoff discuss the mayor’s race.
“From a left perspective, it’s a potentially dismal race in the sense that the candidate who might win may have little affinity for activists and for left movements in general…”
This week, we do a deep dive into NYC politics with some real New Yoykas: State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, tenant organizer Cea Weaver, & journalist Ross Barkan.
Andrew Cuomo has been mired in scandal for weeks, for actions that, in some cases, date back years. To what extent has the governor’s bullying been hiding in plain sight?
Journalist and author Ross Barkan comes on the show to talk about the Prince of Darkness himself, Andrew Cuomo
Pat interviews Ross Barkan on the present state of the American political Left and where the Left can go from here, especially in a Biden Presidency.
When asked about whether New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign in the wake of multiple scandals, President Joe Biden on Sunday said he would like to wait for the outcome of an investigation that is underway.
In this segment of This Week In Social Justice, journalist and author Ross Barkan dissects Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s record, including his handling of COVID-19 and his role in preventing progressive reforms in New York.
Journalist Ross Barkan joins us to discuss the ongoing multiple scandals surrounding New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and we hear from IUPAT’s General Vice President Jim Williams, whose union has been spearheading the campaign to pass the PRO Act.