Where in the World Is Andrew Cuomo?
New York City’s mayoral race is in full swing. Yet the front-runner, disgraced former governor and champion of corporate interests Andrew Cuomo, is nowhere to be found.
22 Articles by: Susan Kang
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Susan Kang is an associate professor of political science at John Jay College, City University of New York. She is the author of Human Rights and Labor Solidarity: Trade Unions in the Global Economy.
Mayor Andrew Cuomo Would Be More of the Same for New York
Andrew Cuomo has appointed himself as the savior of New York City in the race for mayor. But many of the city’s problems are the direct result of his decade of underfunding our critical services, and he’s far from a corruption-free candidate himself.
Eric Adams vs. the Rule of Law
Even as part of a mayoralty characterized by attacking public services, scapegoating of migrants, and raising housing costs, New York City mayor Eric Adams’s pandering to Donald Trump in an effort to escape federal corruption charges is particularly brazen.
Eric Adams Never Had a Mandate
The federal corruption indictment against New York mayor Eric Adams suggests his victory didn’t reflect a popular consensus on law and order and austerity — it was a product of alleged straw donor fraud that gave him a huge cash advantage in a tight primary.
Eric Adams Is Cratering, but Andrew Cuomo Is Rising
New York City’s corporate-friendly mayor, Eric Adams, is plummeting in the polls amid unpopular budget cuts and a stream of scandals. But the Left will have to unite behind a pro-worker candidate — because neoliberal Andrew Cuomo is waiting in the wings.
Eric Adams’s Budget Cuts Are an Attack on Working-Class New Yorkers
Already mired in scandal, New York City mayor Eric Adams is now pitting workers against each other by stoking resentment toward migrants and pushing new budget cuts. The city’s corporate class is laughing all the way to the bank.
Eric Adams Is Playing a Dangerous Game With Migrants
New York City mayor Eric Adams is simultaneously pushing austerity and declaring that migrants will “destroy” the city by straining its public services. These are perilous flames to fan, and the biggest fan belongs to the mayor.
Kathy Hochul Is Committed to New York’s Billionaires
In the 2023 New York budget fight, Governor Kathy Hochul is relying on billionaires like Michael Bloomberg to try to build support for an austerity budget — rather than listening to wildly popular left-wing demands to tax the rich.
CUNY Is the People’s University. Austerity Is Killing It.
The City University of New York is the crown jewel of the city’s once-robust welfare state, a vital resource for working-class New Yorkers. Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul are starving it.
Kathy Hochul Is Failing New York
New York governor Kathy Hochul’s “State of the State” address Tuesday failed to address the challenges facing millions of New Yorkers. Instead, she offered more of the free-market centrism that has been disastrous for Democrats around the country.
Eric Adams’s Public Library Cuts Would Devastate a System Average New Yorkers Need
New York’s public libraries are essential institutions providing a wide range of services and cultural programming on top of books and media. If Eric Adams’s proposed library cuts go through, huge numbers of New Yorkers will suffer immensely.
Bad New York Democrats Might’ve Lost the Election
The New York Democratic Party’s leaders made horrible decisions that gave away seats to Republicans. We might have them to blame for right-wingers taking over the House of Representatives.
The New York Governor’s Race Should Not Be This Close
Kathy Hochul can’t just parrot Republican talking points about crime to win reelection as New York’s governor — she needs a positive vision for voters. Currently, that vision is absent, and it’s reflected in her low poll numbers.
Eric Adams Is Eroding New York’s Early Childhood Education Programs
New York has made some important gains in creating desperately needed public early childhood education programs. But despite the continued need for such programs, Mayor Eric Adams is threatening to weaken them.
Queens Has Quietly Become a Hub of Left-Wing Organizing and Socialist Electoral Wins
In parts of Queens, socialists hold office at the local, state, and federal levels. Those victories are no accident: they’re the fruit of years of local organizing in a borough known for being anything but flashy.
Don’t Write the Obituary for Socialism in New York Anytime Soon
Centrist Democrats and mainstream media would love to write socialism off the map in New York. But socialists are advancing in the state, not retreating.
The Anti-Amazon Ground Game
How New York City socialists and their allies combined electoral muscle with front-stoop politicking to keep Amazon’s headquarters out of the city.
How New York Politics Has Changed
Andrew Cuomo took his victory lap in last week’s New York election. But the incumbent class below him has been shattered, and his base is hungry for radical change.
How Ocasio-Cortez Beat the Machine
The transactional political class was no match for the passion and moral clarity of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the broader socialist movement.
The Case Against Cuomo
The corrupt New York governor’s progressive reputation is a carefully stage-managed illusion.