Raina Lipsitz

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Journalist, feminist, fried food enthusiast + author of THE RISE OF A NEW LEFT @versobooks

Articles

The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Raina Lipsitz

Once Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, announcedthat he was running for mayor of New York City, the race was histo lose. Despite having resigned in disgrace in 2021 amid a cascade ofscandals, he was, and is,leading in the polls. The counts against him are legion: Cuomo’s policiesreportedly exacerbatedNew York’s COVID-19 death toll; he acknowledged that he withhelddata on COVID-19 nursing home deaths from state lawmakers, the public, andthe press; and he allegedlythreatened a colleague.
The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Raina Lipsitz

Once Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, announced that he was running for mayor of New York City, the race was his to lose. Despite having resigned in disgrace in 2021 amid a cascade of scandals, he was, and is, leading in the polls.
The New Republic: The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)

2 weeks ago | jfrej.org | Raina Lipsitz

By Raina LipsitzOnce Andrew Cuomo, the ex-governor of New York, announced that he was running for mayor of New York City, the race was his to lose. Despite having resigned in disgrace in 2021 amid a cascade of scandals, he was, and is, leading in the polls.
Tragedy and Its Discontents

2 months ago | open.substack.com | Raina Lipsitz

One of the chief pleasures of Moshe Zvi Marvit’s sweeping family saga Nothing Vast is the way it transports you to places and times that feel soothingly distant from here and now. His characters move from Morocco and Poland to France, America, and Israel, and we meet them at various times between 1932 and 1973.
Sheriffs Already Have Too Much Power. Who Will Stop Them Now?

2 months ago | inthesetimes.com | Raina Lipsitz

Raina Lipsitz March 13, 2025 Despite decades of efforts to reform policing in the United States and the massive anti-brutality demonstrations of 2020, police officers continue to avoid prosecution for murder charges and police unions still have vast budgets which they often use to intimidate critics.
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary ‘No Other Land’

Mar 8, 2025 | scheerpost.com | Raina Lipsitz

By Raina Lipsitz / Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)When No Other Land won this year’s Academy Award for best documentary feature, corporate media outlets didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet. The film captures Palestinians’ struggle to survive in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers steal their land, destroy their homes and attack them with impunity.
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary No Other Land

Mar 7, 2025 | fair.org | Raina Lipsitz

When No Other Land won this year’s Academy Award for best documentary feature, corporate media outlets didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet. The film captures Palestinians’ struggle to survive in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and Israeli soldiers steal their land, destroy their homes and attack them with impunity. It’s also a moving exploration of the friendship between two of the filmmakers, one free and one living under occupation, and the limits of documentary filmmaking itself.
NYT: Trump Unstoppable, Opposition Futile

Feb 26, 2025 | fair.org | Raina Lipsitz

The New York Times editorial board (2/8/25) this month urged readers not to get “distracted,” “overwhelmed,” “paralyzed” or “pulled into [Donald Trump’s] chaos”—in short, don’t “tune out.” But what good is staying informed unless there are concrete actions Trump’s opponents can take to rein him in?
The irony of Elon Musk’s attack on public broadcasters

Feb 18, 2025 | indexoncensorship.org | Martin Bright |Mackenzie Argent |Raina Lipsitz

In the blizzard of announcements, statements and threats made by President Donald Trump’s administration over the past few weeks, those concerning public broadcasters should have a particular resonance for readers of Index on Censorship.
The Underestimated Alliance That Could Beat Back Trumpism

Feb 18, 2025 | newrepublic.com | Raina Lipsitz

With the backing of most major U.S. unions—the Teamsters were a notable exception—Kamala Harris won a majority of union households in 2024 but failed to stop Donald Trump. Union members are still likelier than non-union members to vote Democratic, but Harris’s union household support was down by three percentage points from Joe Biden’s 2020 mark; Trump’s was up by five. Nearly 40 percent of registered voters who are also union members now vote or lean Republican.