Archive - State of The Left

Pop The Astoria Bubble Campaign Seeks to Stop Tennis Court Privatization

Another day, another privatization effort.

Sep 9 • Andrew Zink

The Post that Launched A Thousand Haters

Another flash in the pan.

Sep 8 • Andrew Zink

August 2026

Incoming Brooklyn Dems District Leader and Assemblymember Jaime Williams Donated $500 to NYS Conservative Party

Williams is one of the few Democrats in New York to have the support of the NYS Conservative Party in her November election.

Aug 31 • Andrew Zink

Dozens of Manhattan Democrats to File Joint Ethics Complaint Against MDP First Vice-Chair Mariama James

The saga continues.

Aug 26 • Andrew Zink

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s Last Gasp Power Grab Widely Condemned

The move will be voted on by the Executive Committee next Tuesday.

Aug 21 • Andrew Zink

Manhattan Dems First Vice-Chair Mariama James Posts Election Skepticism, Derogatory Slur, Fake News, and More Controversial Rhetoric

I lost a lot of brain cells writing this one.

Aug 20 • Andrew Zink

8/14/26: Metro Detroit DSA Co-Chair Lila Brickner on Recent Election Victories

Andrew and Lila Brickner discuss the recent victories for The Left in Detroit and Michigan while diving into the organizing of the Metro Detroit DSA in…

Aug 14 • Andrew Zink

45:31

July 2026

7/31/26 Part 2: Iran War Updates with Sara Abiboutros

In Part 2 of the weekly news recap, Andrew and Sara dove in to the Iran War. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/andrewzink SOTL Substack…

Jul 31 • Andrew Zink

33:18

7/31/26 Part 1: NYC Flooding and NYC Dems Crashing Out with Sara Abiboutros

Andrew and Sara discuss the recent floods in NYC and Zohran's investment in flood preparation. Afterwards, we talked about the local Dem establishment…

Jul 31 • Andrew Zink

58:21

“Unhinged”: Defeated Dems Crash Out Against Victorious NYC-DSA in Search for Answers

New York's political power structure has shifted. Some people are not happy.

Jul 29 • Andrew Zink

7/27/26: NYCDSA Victory Party Speeches

Andrew took all the speeches from the NYCDSA Victory Party at Nowadays and put them into this episode. Enjoy! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/andrewzink…

Jul 27 • Andrew Zink

30:53

Diana Moreno, Julia Salazar, Shahana Hanif Rally 100+ New York State Electeds to Demand Congressional Democrats Support Abolition of ICE

The three downstate electeds organized other local officials across the state to sign on.

Jul 22 • Andrew Zink

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