What a difference four years makes. Around this time in 2020, the activist left was riding high. Joe Biden had clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, but he incorporated left-wing demands into his policy platform. Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Ilhan Omar (Minn.) — the group of left-wing insurgents … Read more
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. ― Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), a progressive firebrand and outspoken advocate for Palestinians’ rights, lost his Democratic primary on Tuesday, marking the first defeat of an incumbent member of the ultraliberal “Squad” and a major setback for the country’s once-ascendant activist left. Westchester County Executive George Latimer, 70, defeated Bowman, 48, in … Read more
If the polling is accurate, Rep. Jamaal Bowman is the heavy underdog in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York’s 16th Congressional District. The topline story of the race is, understandably, pro-Israel groups’ record-breaking spending against Bowman, a passionate pro-Palestinian advocate who has dubbed Israel’s invasion of Gaza a “genocide.” Super PACs backing Bowman’s challenger, Westchester … Read more
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. ― Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called upon Democrats in the New York City suburbs to reelect Rep. Jamaal Bowman in order to take a stand against the deep-pocketed super PACs bankrolling Bowman’s primary challenger. Bowman’s bid for a third term “is one of the most significant elections in the modern history of this … Read more
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs on March 28, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Shahar Azran/Getty Images) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw her support behind Westchester County Executive George Latimer as he seeks to unseat Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in a … Read more
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday endorsed George Latimer’s Democratic primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York, a rare foray into primary politics that signals the extent of establishment discontent with Bowman. Bowman’s vocal opposition to Israel’s invasion of Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on the country — an … Read more
When Westchester County Executive George Latimer ascended the podium at the Black Democrats of Westchester’s annual reception in late January, he chose to speak about the abundance of Black elected officials who now dot the majority-white, suburban county. Listing out Black officials — from state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and his own hand-picked deputy … Read more
During Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s tenure as a middle school principal, a “Wall of Honor” he curated honoring historical Black and Latino figures included a notorious antisemite and two Black militants convicted of murder and armed robbery, respectively. Bowman discussed the educational tool in a video, uploaded to YouTube in 2014, that depicts the addition of … Read more
