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Will Lindsey Boylan Be New York’s Newest Sewer Socialist?

Ilana Cohen The Nation
The first woman to accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment is running for City Council. Her progressive campaign has been backed by Zohran Mamdani. Now Boylan is running a sewer socialist–style campaign that has resonated...from Trump-proofing New York...

Friday Nite Videos | April 10, 2026

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Trump’s Wreckage of Social Security and Medicare

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
The assault on cherished social insurance programs is a gift to Democrats, but only if they are clear about how to defend them. Taxing the rich to save social insurance has the further virtue of splitting Republicans, who are divided....

Friday Nite Videos | April 3, 2026

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More States Are Taxing the Ultra-Rich—Washington Is the Latest

Mark Kreidler Capital & Main
As inequality grows, states are stepping up where the federal government hasn’t. ‘It’s a movement,’ says Patriotic Millionaires’ Chuck Collins. Washington isn’t the first state to pass a so-called millionaire tax, and it won’t be the last.

The First Politically Viable Wealth Tax

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
A proposed 2026 California ballot measure would tax billionaires’ fortunes to fund imperiled health access for 15 million state Medicaid recipients.
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