Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is actively thinking of running for president in 2020 as a Democrat.
New York City and State Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Zero Hour for Mother Earth
This is Zero Hour for Mother Earth. We have run out of time. The response to climate change is building economic, transportation and housing systems based on clean, sustainable, renewable energy.
Its Past Time For New York to Send the Green Party to Congress
Hello, my name is Lynn S. Kahn Ph.D. I am the Green Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from New York District 21, the North Country counting down to November 6.
VIDEO: Improving New York City’s Campaign Finance Program
The NYC Campaign Finance Board hosted a panel discussion at NY Law School with elected officials looking into how we improve the campaign finance.
Bill Proposes Greater Accountability For New York Prosecutors
In 2013, ProPublica published a series of reports finding that New York prosecutors are never punished for misconduct which lands innocents in prison.
Saving America’s Family Farms
For decades, especially since 1991, federal policy has set the price of farm milk below the cost of production, crushing America’s family farms. And we are all the worse for it.
VIDEO: Towards a New York City instant runoff voting system
Campaign aimed at fixing New York City elections by instituting an instant runoff voting system and dumping plurality
When Broadway’s Tony Awards Get Political
A musical about an Egyptian police orchestra booked for a concert in an Israeli town took home the prize
NY Democratic Party Refuses Independents Vote in Primary
New York Democratic Party delegates tabled a resolution that would have allowed independent voters in primaries
NY Reform Party to Allow Independents to Vote in Their Primary
The ballot-qualified Reform Party of New York held its state convention on Sunday, May 20.