Vulgar Marxism

New York City is a Magical Place to Live

A scavenger hunt gave New Yorkers the opportunity to see their city in all its glory - and the right-wing is furious that it defied their narrative of…

Aug 27 • 

Matthew Thomas

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Should Young Adults Live Off Their Rich Parents or Not?

Right-wing media have been moaning about millennial moochers for years. Now they’re mad that Mamdani isn’t mooching enough.

Aug 14 • 

Matthew Thomas

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February 2025

Why is Ritchie Torres Like That?

The congressman from the country’s poorest district is a jingoistic reactionary. But his district isn’t only the poorest, it’s also among the most…

Feb 7 • 

Matthew Thomas

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December 2024

Can Mike Lawler Make New York Red Again?

New York hasn't elected a Republican governor in over twenty years. What would it take for a GOP candidate to build a winning statewide coalition?

Dec 18, 2024 • 

Matthew Thomas

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November 2024

The Red Wave in Queens Was Years in the Making

Trump’s historic margins in borough’s ethnic enclaves are only the latest sign that once reliable Democratic constituencies have grown disillusioned…

Nov 18, 2024 • 

Matthew Thomas

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Trump Support Surges Among Pennsylvania’s Puerto Ricans

A precinct-level analysis of the Puerto Rican strongholds of Allentown, Reading, and North Philadelphia shows that these areas swung harder to the right…

Nov 6, 2024 • 

Matthew Thomas

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October 2024

Will Twenty Years of Republican Gains Among the Working Class Continue?

Over the past six presidential elections, the GOP made substantial inroads in poor and working-class areas of the country. They’re on track to make even…

Oct 29, 2024 • 

Matthew Thomas

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March 2023

Yiatin Chu on Why Asian Voters in NYC Are Shifting to the Right

The public school mom turned education activist says that Democrats have lost touch with the needs of their Asian constituents across a variety of issue…

Mar 7, 2023 • 

Matthew Thomas

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January 2023

Can Democrats Survive the Looming Crisis in New York City’s Outer Boroughs?

The multiracial working class and the white ethnic middle class are fleeing the Democratic Party, undermining its strength in Albany and imperiling its…

Jan 25, 2023 • 

Matthew Thomas

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August 2022

Is the United States Facing a Legitimacy Crisis?

The long-term decline of trust in government indicates that our political system has been struggling to meet the public's expectations for over half a…

Aug 22, 2022 • 

Matthew Thomas

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July 2022

New York Democrats: Pack the Court (of Appeals)

New documents suggest that Madeline Singas committed felony perjury last year. Democrats should impeach her and reclaim the court from its right-wing…

Jul 18, 2022 • 

Matthew Thomas

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June 2022

Tom Suozzi & Hiram Monserrate Are Courting Conservative Communities of Color in Queens

While the left has largely checked out of the New York governor's race, Suozzi and Monserrate are rallying the multiracial working class around a…

Jun 21, 2022 • 

Matthew Thomas

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