From Trenton to city hall, workers are demanding more
by Isaac Jiménez, New Jersey MonitorApril 14, 2023 As cities nationwide see staggering housing prices and tenants priced out of metro regions, workers are fighting back. This week in Jersey City, residents […]
Class-Struggle Cinema of North Jersey
by Whit S Sure, we can read The Sopranos as an epic tale of capitalism in North Jersey, and recent regionally-shot films like Halle Berry’s Bruised or even Steven Spielberg’s […]
RTC Campaign Packs Theater for Town Hall Event
by Rory P Six months into the campaign for tenants’ right to counsel in Jersey City, nearly one hundred people convened at the Jersey City Theatre Center for a town […]
What’s wrong with Airbnb?
by Colin M. and Allie H. Airbnb is gentrification on steroids. It has impacted cities around the world by taking long term rentals off the market, further increasing the housing […]
The Right to Counsel for Tenants
by Rory P. Landlords are removing New Jersey ans from their homes at the highest rate since the pandemic began. In re sponse, the North New Jersey Chapter of the Democratic […]
Generations Sacrificing Future Generations
by Kate Q Who suffers from Roe being overturned? The working class. Who else suffers? Children who are unwanted and the families who can’t adequately feed and care for them. […]
Democratic Socialists to Host Action-Packed Weekend in Newark
Insider NJ July 8, 2021, 2:01 pm NEWARK — This weekend in Newark, the North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will be kicking off a very socialist summer. […]
Essex County Democrats Promise New Zoo Expansion, But At What Moral Cost?
Essex County Executive, Joe DiVincenzo, is once again looking to expand the Turtle Back Zoo. Not content with the $22 million that has been spent on the zoo since 2016, […]
Support Drivers Licenses For All!
Letter sent to both the Verona Cedar Grove Times and the Star Ledger. To the Editor: New Jersey has come one step closer to allowing undocumented immigrants living here to […]
Corrupt Democrats Helping the Right
Originally published in The Star-Ledger, 11.30.19 Last week, New Jersey activist Carlos Rojas of Movimiento Cosecha confronted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at a town hall meeting in South Carolina […]