130-475: No Labels is an American political organization whose stated mission is to support centrism and bipartisanship through what it calls the "commonsense majority". No Labels was founded in 2010 as a 501(c)(4) by current president and CEO Nancy Jacobson . On April 4, 2024, the organization ended its effort to run a presidential ticket for the 2024 United States presidential election . The organization stated that it would remain true to its commitment to not run
260-499: A James Beard Award in 2009, and its Underground Gourmet critics Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld won two National Magazine Awards ), and its service journalism (its "Strategist" department won seven National Magazine Awards in eleven years. Since its sale, redesign, and relaunch in 2004, the magazine has won several National Magazine Awards , including the award for general excellence in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2016, as well as
390-477: A faithless elector ). Both federal and state laws regulate elections. The United States Constitution defines (to a basic extent) how federal elections are held, in Article One and Article Two and various amendments . State law regulates most aspects of electoral law, including primaries, the eligibility of voters (beyond the basic constitutional definition), the running of each state's electoral college, and
520-468: A governor , a legislative body, and a judicial branch. At the local level, governments are found in counties or county-equivalents , and beneath them individual municipalities , townships , school districts , and special districts . Officials are popularly elected at the federal, state and local levels, with the major exception being the President, who is instead elected indirectly by the people through
650-491: A sole commissioner , who is assisted by boards to supervise taxes and elections. Town or township governments are organized local governments authorized in the state constitutions and statutes of 20 Northeastern and Midwestern states, established as minor civil divisions to provide general government for a geographic subdivision of a county where there is no municipality. In New York, Wisconsin and New England, these county subdivisions are called towns . In many other states,
780-493: A spoiler that would benefit Trump. Mike Rawlings confirmed in March 2024 that the organization still intended to field a presidential candidate. Chairman Joe Lieberman announced the candidate selection process, discussing the creation of the "Country Over Party Committee", a group of 12 individuals which would vet and select a presidential and vice presidential candidate. At that point, the decision would be voted on by delegates of
910-437: A super PAC called Citizens to Save Our Republic to focus on stopping No Labels' presidential ticket. Nonprofits Third Way and MoveOn also organized a campaign to get Democrats to disavow No Labels. Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has been critical of the organization, stating that No Labels does not "know who they’re going to hurt". Despite his expressed misgivings, in March 2024, Christie briefly considered making
1040-609: A "cutthroat culture" within No Labels. In response to the criticism, several senior officials for the group described to Politico the complaints as coming from "aggrieved ex-workers" who could not "adapt" to a demanding office culture. Politico reported that in addition to requiring non-disclosure agreements , Nancy Jacobson has been accused by former employees of asking staff members to obscure where they work on LinkedIn , allegedly, in order to make it more difficult for journalists to interview No Labels employees. Damon Townsend ran as
1170-461: A 30-page preview of the first issue of Ms. magazine, edited by Gloria Steinem . Gail Sheehy's "The Search for Grey Gardens", a cover story about the notorious mother -and- daughter Beale household of East Hampton, led to the Maysles brothers' acclaimed documentary . As the 1970s progressed, Felker continued to broaden the magazine's editorial vision beyond Manhattan, covering Richard Nixon and
1300-599: A No Labels Party candidate for Secretary of State of Washington State in the August 6, 2024 primary. He finished fourth with 5.02% of the vote. Richard Grayson ran as a No Labels Party candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska in the August 20, 2024 primary and finished tenth with 0.13% of the vote. Politics of the United States [REDACTED] [REDACTED] In the United States , politics functions within
1430-856: A No Labels run before ruling out the idea later that same month. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the effort "perilous to our democracy" citing how a moderately successful 2024 presidential run would throw the election to state congressional delegations which Republicans control. President Biden has stated that a No Labels candidacy would help his opponent. Biden's top aides have blessed efforts of allies to push financial and political support away from No Labels and other potential third party bids. Democrats have worked to spread negative information about potential third party candidates while lawyers have researched options to limit ballot access. Clancy stated in November 2023 that "we don’t think Trump should ever again be president", and promised that No Labels would not act as
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#17330850948261560-511: A book-length history of the magazine and its city, published by Simon & Schuster and titled Highbrow, Lowbrow, Brilliant, Despicable: 50 Years of New York . The magazine also produced a commemorative issue and celebrated with a party at Katz's Delicatessen . That year, The Cut introduced its podcast, "The Cut on Tuesdays", produced jointly with Gimlet Media and hosted by one of the site's writers, Molly Fischer. In December 2018, New York 's fashion and beauty destination site, The Cut, carried
1690-621: A candidate for office, but deciding who will be the party's candidate in the general election is usually done in primaries open to voters who register as Democrats or Republicans. Furthermore, elected officials who fail to "toe the party line" because of constituent opposition said line and "cross the aisle" to vote with the opposition have (relatively) little to fear from their party. Parties have state or federal committees that act as hubs for fundraising and campaigning (see Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee ) and separate campaign committees that work to elect candidates at
1820-493: A candidate who did not have a likely path to victory that would not act as a "spoiler" for either party following the death of its chairman Joe Lieberman on March 27. No Labels was founded on December 13, 2010, with the slogan "Not Left. Not Right. Forward". Organizers said the aim was to organize American voters against partisanship in politics and encourage a "common ground" approach to problem solving. The group's early efforts were viewed by some skeptics as an attempt to support
1950-463: A competitor. Kosner's magazine shifted the mix of the magazine toward newsmagazine-style cover stories, trend pieces, and pure "service" features—long articles on shopping and other consumer subjects—as well as close coverage of the glitzy 1980s New York City scene epitomized by financiers Donald Trump and Saul Steinberg . The magazine was profitable for most of the 1980s. The term "the Brat Pack "
2080-502: A defined area, generally corresponding to a population center rather than one of a set of areas into which a county is divided. The category includes those governments designated as cities, boroughs (except in Alaska ), towns (except in Minnesota and Wisconsin), and villages. This concept corresponds roughly to the " incorporated places" that are recognized in by the U.S. Census Bureau, although
2210-516: A former Facebook executive, and supporters of Michael Bloomberg . A 2018 Chicago Sun-Times investigation found five super PACs that were affiliated with No Labels, sparking an OpenSecrets investigation identifying two more. All seven super PACs were closed in 2020. The Daily Beast reported that in 2018 No Labels' super PACs received more than $ 11 million from 53 donors, most of whom worked in finance. The New Republic reported in 2023 that No Labels received major funding from Harlan Crow ,
2340-521: A framework of a constitutional federal republic . The three distinct branches share powers : the U.S. Congress which forms the legislative branch, a bicameral legislative body comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate ; the executive branch , which is headed by the president of the United States , who serves as the country's head of state and government ; and the judicial branch , composed of
2470-605: A given theme that changed with each installment. (A typical entry, in a competition calling for humorous epitaphs, supplied this one for Geronimo: "Requiescat in Apache.") Altogether, Madden ran 973 installments of the competition, retiring in 2000. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of entries were received each week, and winners included David Mamet , Herb Sargent , and Dan Greenburg . David Halberstam once claimed that he had submitted entries 137 times without winning. Madden published three volumes of Competition winners, titled Thank You for
2600-779: A lab leak instigated the COVID-19 epidemic; a cover package, "Ten Years Since Trayvon," about the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement; and "The Year of the Nepo Baby ," a widely discussed feature about dynastic career advancement in Hollywood. Lindsay Peoples became the editor of The Cut in 2021, and Vulture hired book critic Andrea Long Chu, who subsequently won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. New York magazine has long run literary competitions and distinctive crossword puzzles . For
2730-630: A leading donor to Republican and conservative causes. No Labels has been described as a dark money organization. Nancy Jacobson has been the board president since the founding of the organization and as of 2022, CEO. In December 2020, No Labels announced Maryland governor Larry Hogan , as a national co-chair (prominent spokesperson) to serve alongside the No Labels founding co-chair Joe Lieberman . In January 2023, former NAACP executive director Benjamin Chavis joined Hogan as national co-chair. In June 2023, former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory joined as
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#17330850948262860-501: A magazine attached." On March 1, 2011, it was announced that Frank Rich would leave The New York Times to become an essayist and editor-at-large for New York . New York 's "Encyclopedia of 9/11", published on the tenth anniversary of the attacks, was described by Gizmodo as "heartbreaking, locked in the past, and entirely current"; the issue won a National Magazine Award for Single-Topic Issue. In October 2012, New York 's offices in lower Manhattan were without electricity in
2990-638: A mass base, although appeals for small donations over the Internet have been successful. Opponents of campaign finance laws allege they interfere with the First Amendment 's guarantee of free speech. Even when laws are upheld, the complication of compliance with the First Amendment requires careful and cautious drafting of legislation, leading to laws that are still fairly limited in scope, especially in comparison to those of other developed democracies such as
3120-564: A more national focus to GrubStreet.com. Vulture was launched as a pop culture blog on NYMag.com in 2007. It moved to an independent web address, Vulture.com, in 2012. In 2018, New York Media acquired the comedy news blog Splitsider , folding the operation into the Vulture website. In 2016, New York launched the Strategist , an expansion of a column from the print version of New York Magazine that aimed to help readers navigate shopping from
3250-800: A national co-chair. Hogan stepped down as co-chair in December 2023. Nancy Jacobson and Jerald S. Howe Jr. (board treasurer) have been on the board since the founding of the group in 2010. Andrew Tisch joined in 2012. Andrew M. Bursky joined in 2015. Dennis C. Blair and Charles R. Black Jr. joined in 2019. Tish Bazil was added to the organization's website as a board member in 2023. Previous board members include: Ted Buerger (2010), Joshua Bekenstein (2010), Mark Nunnelly (2010), Mark McKinnon (2010–2012), Nate Garvis (2010–2013), Holly Page (2010–2013), Lisa Borders (2014–2017), Kenneth A. Gross (2012–2023) and Margie Fox (2009–2023). Based on 14 interviews with former employees in December 2022, Politico described
3380-525: A part of the county government. In others, survey townships are non-governmental. Towns in the six New England states and townships in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are included in this category by the Census Bureau, despite the fact that they are legally municipal corporations , since their structure has no necessary relation to concentration of population, which is typical of municipalities elsewhere in
3510-480: A piece titled "Is Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas 's Love for Real?", that drew severe backlash from readers for accusing Chopra of trapping Jonas into a fraudulent relationship and calling her a "global scam artist". The publication removed the piece the following morning and issued an apology. In January 2019, Moss announced that he was retiring from the editorship. David Haskell , one of his chief deputies, succeeded him as editor on April 1, 2019. That spring,
3640-497: A pilot for a weekly. TV show based on its popular back-page feature, the Approval Matrix. New York 's art critic Jerry Saltz appeared as a judge on Bravo's reality competition series Work of Art: The Next Great Artist in 2010 and 2011. Grub Street senior editor Alan Sytsma appeared as a guest on judge on three episodes of the third season of Top Chef Masters . April 2018 was New York ' s 50th anniversary, marked with
3770-418: A political party or seek public office as independents. Each state has significant discretion in deciding how candidates are nominated and thus eligible to appear on a given election ballot. Major party candidates are typically formally chosen in a party primary or convention , whereas candidates from minor parties and Independent candidates must complete a petitioning process. The current two-party system in
3900-618: A political party, with the ability to place candidates on the state ballot. Over 15,000 Arizona residents have chosen to register their party affiliation as No Labels, more than the margin of victory in the 2020 presidential election in Arizona . After No Labels attained recognition, perennial candidate Richard Grayson opted to run under the No Labels banner. No Labels then sued the Arizona Secretary of State , Democrat Adrian Fontes , to prevent candidates it did not approve from running under
4030-531: A popular ballot, or to place legislation that has recently been passed by a legislature on a ballot for a popular vote. Initiatives and referendums, along with recall elections and popular primary elections, are signature reforms of the Progressive Era ; they are written into several state constitutions, particularly in the Western states, but not found at the federal level. The United States Census Bureau conducts
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4160-669: A potential third party presidential campaign for Michael Bloomberg in 2012, which he and No Labels denied. No Labels had relatively few Republicans at its first conference in 2010, and criticism of the movement at the time came largely from the right. In January 2013, No Labels promoted an informal "Problem Solvers" caucus in Congress for members of the House of Representatives and the Senate . The group initially began as 24 Democratic and Republican members of Congress who pledged to meet regularly. Members would identify their affiliation by wearing lapel pins, particularly during events such as
4290-423: A relaunch that appeared on August 21. The new site was designed for an enhanced mobile-first experience and to better reflect the topics covered. In January 2018, The Cut published Moira Donegan's essay revealing her as the creator of the controversial " Shitty Media Men " list, a viral but short-lived anonymous spreadsheet crowdsourcing unconfirmed reports of sexual misconduct by men in journalism. That August,
4420-411: A specific level but do not direct candidates or their campaigns. In presidential elections, the party's candidate serves as the de facto party leader, whose popularity or lack thereof helps or hinders candidates further down the ballot. Midterm elections are usually considered a referendum on the sitting president's performance. Some (e.g., Lee Drutman and Daniel J. Hopkins before 2018) argue that, in
4550-445: A spoiler. Congressman Dean Phillips said he would consider running on the No Labels ticket if polling suggested that President Joe Biden would end up losing to Donald Trump , but reversed his statement a day later. Former Republican governors Larry Hogan , Jon Huntsman and Nikki Haley , have all denied interest in a presidential run on the No Labels ticket. No Labels and its supporters cited polling showing voters' disapproval of
4680-499: A state is its popularly elected governor , who typically holds office for a four-year term (although in some states the term is two years). Except for Nebraska , which has unicameral legislature, all states have a bicameral legislature, with the upper house usually called the Senate and the lower house called the House of Representatives , the Assembly or something similar. In most states, senators serve four-year terms, and members of
4810-623: A third party in the race would siphon votes from both major party nominees, but it is not apparent it would play the role of a spoiler." FiveThirtyEight ' s review of polling on July 13, 2023, predicted at that time that a bi-partisan ticket would likely benefit Trump. The effort was criticized by some Democrats, centrists, and Republicans who feared it could give former president Trump a second term. One report claimed that certain center-left members of No Labels' Problem Solvers Caucus were "in open revolt"; co-founder William Galston resigned in protest. A bipartisan group of former lawmakers launched
4940-418: A year, Felker had assembled a team of contributors who would come to define the magazine's voice. Breslin became a regular, as did Nicholas Pileggi , Gail Sheehy , and Gloria Steinem , who wrote a politics column. Judith Crist wrote movie reviews. Harold Clurman was hired as the theater critic, then replaced a few months later by John Simon , who became notorious for his harsh reviews. Alan Rich covered
5070-691: A year-long relaunch, transforming from a site that principally republished the magazine's content to an up-to-the-minute news- and- service destination. In 2008, parent company New York Media also purchased the restaurant- and-menu site MenuPages as a complement to its own restaurant coverage, reselling it in 2011 to Seamless. With the launch of Grub Street, devoted to food, and Daily Intelligencer (later renamed just "Intelligencer"), its politics site, both in 2006; Vulture, its culture site, in 2007; and The Cut, its fashion-and-women's-interest site, in 2008, New York began shifting significant resources toward digital-only publication. These sites were intended to adapt
5200-672: Is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, with a particular emphasis on New York City . Founded by Clay Felker and Milton Glaser in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine , it was brasher in voice and more connected to contemporary city life and commerce, and became a cradle of New Journalism . Over time, it became more national in scope, publishing many noteworthy articles about American culture by writers such as Tom Wolfe , Jimmy Breslin , Nora Ephron , Pete Hamill , Jacob Weisberg , Michael Wolff , John Heilemann , Frank Rich , and Rebecca Traister . It
5330-636: Is divided into three branches, as per the specific terms articulated in the U.S. Constitution: The federal government's layout is explained in the Constitution. Two political parties , the Democratic Party and the Republican Party , have dominated American politics since the American Civil War , although other parties have existed . There are major differences between the political system of
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5460-447: Is nearly universal for citizens 18 years of age and older, with the notable exception of registered felons in some states. The United States is a constitutional federal republic , in which the president (the head of state and head of government ), Congress , and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The federal government
5590-411: Is often not about the city—at least not in the overcrowded, traffic-clogged, five-boroughs sense," observing that it was more regularly publishing political and cultural stories of national and international import. The magazine's first website, nymetro.com, was launched in 2001. In the early 21st century, the magazine began to diversify that online presence, introducing subject-specific websites under
5720-665: Is paid for by the subject of a story, but it earns revenue through affiliate advertising , including the Amazon Associates Program. In 2018, the Strategist experimented with a holiday pop-up shop called I Found It at the Strategist. In 2020, New York took over the Vox Media website Curbed , which had begun by covering New York City real estate and development since 2005 and had grown to cover urbanism and design news in many American cities. That October, Curbed relaunched as
5850-737: Is the administrative subdivision of the state, authorized by state constitutions and statutes. The county equivalents in Louisiana are called parishes , while those in Alaska are called boroughs . The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states. In some states, mainly in New England , they are primarily used as judicial districts. In other states, counties have broad powers in housing, education, transportation and recreation. County government has been eliminated throughout Connecticut , Rhode Island , and in parts of Massachusetts ; while
5980-646: The 2013 and 2015 State of the Union addresses. In 2017, the group helped to formally start the Problem Solvers Caucus in the House of Representatives, a bipartisan group of approximately 60 congressional members. Before the 2019–2020 House term , No Labels released a plan to enhance bipartisan cooperation in Congress called The Speaker Project . Several planks from this proposal were later included in an agreement that
6110-617: The Electoral College . American politics is dominated by two parties , which since the American Civil War have been the Democratic Party and the Republican Party , although other parties have run candidates . Since the mid-20th century, the Democratic Party has generally supported left-leaning policies, while the Republican Party has generally supported right-leaning ones. Both parties have no formal central organization at
6240-580: The Farmer-Labor Party , Wisconsin Progressive Party , Conservative Party of New York State , and the Populist Party ); or continued to run candidates for office to publicize some issue despite seldom winning even local elections ( Libertarian Party , Natural Law Party , Peace and Freedom Party ). Factors reinforcing the two-party system include: Intelligencer (website) New York
6370-514: The Insular Cases , which were a series of 1901 Supreme Court cases that some consider to be reflective of imperialism and racist views held in the United States. Unequal access to political participation in US territories has also been criticized for affecting US citizens who move to territories, as such an action requires forfeiting the full voting rights that they would have held in the 50 states. As in
6500-689: The National Magazine Awards and was named Magazine of the Year by the Society of Publication Designers (SPD) in 2006 and 2007. A 2008 cover about Eliot Spitzer 's prostitution scandal, created by the artist Barbara Kruger and displaying the word "Brain" with an arrow pointed at Spitzer's crotch, was named Cover of the Year by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and Advertising Age . The next year, another cover, " Bernie Madoff , Monster",
6630-598: The New Deal , and increasingly since the 1960s, the Democratic Party has generally positioned itself as a center-left party, while the Republican Party has generally positioned itself as center-right ; there are other factions within each. Unlike in many other countries, the major political parties in America have no strong central organization that determines party positions and policies, rewards loyal members and officials, or expels rebels. A party committee or convention may endorse
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#17330850948266760-581: The New York perspective. The site joined other product review sites focusing on providing free product reviews to readers, generating affiliate commissions when readers would purchase a product they recommended. The early editorial team included editors David Haskell and Alexis Swerdloff. Popular recurring franchises include the celebrity-shopping "What I Can't Live Without" series, "Strategist-Approved" gift guides, and beauty reviews by influencer Rio Viera-Newton. The Strategist does not publish branded content that
6890-517: The Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , and the U.S. Virgin Islands ; as well as minor outlying islands such as Baker Island , Howland Island , Jarvis Island , Johnston Atoll , Kingman Reef , Midway Atoll , Navassa Island , Palmyra Atoll , Wake Island , and others. American Samoa is the only territory with a native resident population and is governed by a local authority. Despite
7020-503: The Supreme Court and lower federal courts, and which exercises judicial power . Each of the 50 individual state governments has the power to make laws within its jurisdiction that are not granted to the federal government nor denied to the states in the U.S. Constitution. Each state also has a constitution following the pattern of the federal constitution but differing in details. Each has three branches: an executive branch headed by
7150-502: The United Kingdom and in other similar parliamentary systems , in the U.S. Americans eligible to vote, vote for an individual candidate (there are sometimes exceptions in local government elections) and not a party list. The U.S. government being a federal government, officials are elected at the federal (national), state and local levels. All members of Congress , and the offices at the state and local levels are directly elected, but
7280-490: The United Kingdom , France or Canada . The United States Constitution never formally addressed the issue of political parties , primarily because the Founding Fathers opposed them. Nevertheless, parties—specifically, two competing parties in a " two-party system "—have been a fundamental part of American politics since shortly after George Washington's presidency. In partisan elections, candidates are nominated by
7410-605: The Unorganized Borough area of Alaska (which makes up about a half of the area of the state) does not operate under a county-level government at all. In areas that do not have any county governmental function and are simply a division of land, services are provided either by lower level townships or municipalities, or the state. Counties may contain a number of cities , towns, villages, or hamlets . Some cities—including Philadelphia , Honolulu , San Francisco , Nashville , and Denver —are consolidated city-counties , where
7540-547: The Watergate scandal closely. He also launched New West , a sister magazine on New York 's model that covered California life, published in separate Northern California and Southern California editions. In 1976, journalist Nik Cohn wrote a story called " Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night ", about a young man in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood who, once a week, went to a local disco called Odyssey 2001;
7670-408: The executive powers, including law enforcement and provision of services, to a highly trained and experienced professional city manager. The council-manager plan has been adopted by a large number of cities. Under this plan, a small, elected council makes the city ordinances and sets policy, but hires a paid administrator, also called a city manager, to carry out its decisions. The manager draws up
7800-428: The 2008 presidential election that led to his (and Mark Halperin 's) best-selling book Game Change , Jonathan Chait 's commentary, and Olivia Nuzzi 's reporting on the first Trump administration . The New Republic praised its "hugely impressive political coverage" during the presidency of Barack Obama . It is also known for its arts and culture criticism, its food writing (its restaurant critic Adam Platt won
7930-603: The 2013 award for Magazine of the Year. Since the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism opened to magazines as well as newspapers in 2016, New York ' s critics have won twice ( Jerry Saltz in 2018, and Andrea Long Chu in 2023) and been finalists twice more ( Justin Davidson in 2020 and Craig Jenkins in 2021). In 2009, the Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz wrote that "the nation's best and most-imitated city magazine
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#17330850948268060-618: The 21st century, along with becoming overtly partisan , American politics has become overly focused on national issues and "nationalized" that even local offices, formerly dealing with local matters, now often mention the presidential election. "Third" political parties have appeared from time to time in American history but seldom lasted more than a decade. They have sometimes been the vehicle of an individual ( Theodore Roosevelt 's "Bull Moose" party , Ross Perot 's Reform Party ); had considerable strength in particular regions ( Socialist Party ,
8190-445: The Census Bureau excludes New England towns from their statistics for this category, and the count of municipal governments excludes places that are governmentally inactive. About 28 percent of Americans live in cities of 100,000 or more population. Types of city governments vary widely across the nation. Almost all have a central council, elected by the voters, and an executive officer, assisted by various department heads, to manage
8320-703: The Census of Governments every five years, categorizing four types of local governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state: In 2010, there were 89,500 total local governments, including 3,033 counties, 19,492 municipalities, 16,500 townships, 13,000 school districts, and 37,000 other special districts. Local governments directly serve the needs of the people, providing everything from police and fire protection to sanitary codes, health regulations, education, public transportation, and housing. Typically local elections are nonpartisan — local activists suspend their party affiliations when campaigning and governing. The county
8450-666: The Giant Sea Tortoise , Son of Giant Sea Tortoise , and Maybe He's Dead: And Other Hilarious Results of New York Magazine Competitions . Beginning in 1980, the magazine ran an American-style crossword constructed by Maura B. Jacobson . Jacobson retired in April 2011, having created 1,400 puzzles for the magazine, after which the job passed to Cathy Allis Millhauser and then Matt Gaffney. In January 2020, Vulture began publishing daily 10x10 crosswords by two constructors, Malaika Handa and Stella Zawistowski. New York ' s news blog
8580-463: The Lincoln Project have denied the allegations. No Labels does not disclose its donors' identities, citing the potential for lobbying and pressure campaigns for major donors to stop backing the organization. IRS section 501(c) organizations are not legally required to disclose their donors. This lack of transparency has been a major source of criticism for the organization alongside critiques that
8710-539: The No Labels banner on its ballot line. U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi ruled in No Labels' favor. However, Grayson qualified to run as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska's at-large congressional district with the "No Labels" ballot label. In January 2024, real estate heirs Douglas Durst and his cousin, Jonathan, sued No Labels alleging a "bait and switch" scheme had been used to finance their third-party presidential campaign. The Durst family says it has donated to No Labels since 2016, when
8840-562: The Problem Solvers Caucus reached with Speaker Nancy Pelosi . that some praised as practical and necessary, while others claimed it might give House Republicans and/or corporate interests more power for that term. In 2021, the Problem Solvers Caucus released a "Building Bridges" blueprint for a bipartisan infrastructure deal. It was the first deal to be endorsed by Republicans and Democrats during that budget cycle. In 2023 and 2024, two smaller left-wing outlets have criticized
8970-618: The Sunday-magazine supplement of the New York Herald Tribune newspaper. The Herald Tribune , then in financial difficulty, had recently been sold to John Hay Whitney , and was looking to revitalize its business with an increased focus on editorial excellence, which included a relaunch of the Sunday edition and its magazine. Edited first by Sheldon Zalaznick and then by Clay Felker , the relaunched magazine, called New York , showcased
9100-442: The United States and that of many other developed countries , including: The federal entity created by the U.S. Constitution is the dominant feature of the American governmental system, as citizens are also subject to a state government and various units of local government (such as counties , municipalities , and special districts ). State governments have the power to make laws on all subjects that are not granted to
9230-594: The United States is made up of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party . These two parties have won every United States presidential election since 1852 and have controlled the United States Congress since at least 1856. From time to time, a third party , such as the Green and Libertarian Parties , has achieved some minor representation at the national and state levels. Since the Great Depression and
9360-600: The United States. In particular, towns in New England have considerably more power than most townships elsewhere and often function as legally equivalent to cities, typically exercising the full range of powers that are divided between counties, townships, and cities in other states. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board, whose name also varies from state to state. Municipal governments are organized local governments authorized in state constitutions and statutes, established to provide general government for
9490-414: The addition of columnist Jonathan Chait in 2011 and the longtime political blogger Ed Kilgore in 2015. The Cut launched on the New York website in 2008, edited by Amy Odell, to replace a previous fashion week blog, Show & Talk . In 2012 it became a standalone website, shifting focus from fashion to women's issues more generally. Stella Bugbee became editor-in-chief in 2017, and presided over
9620-414: The city budget and supervises most of the departments. Usually, there is no set term; the manager serves as long as the council is satisfied with their work. Some states contain unincorporated areas , which are areas of land not governed by any local authorities below that at the county level. Residents of unincorporated areas only need to pay taxes to the county, state and federal governments as opposed to
9750-461: The city's affairs. Cities in the West and South usually have nonpartisan local politics. There are three general types of municipal government: the mayor-council , the commission, and the council-manager . These are the pure forms; many cities have developed a combination of two or three of them. This is the oldest form of city government in the United States and, until the beginning of the 20th century,
9880-461: The city), and often is responsible for preparing the city's budget. The council passes city ordinances, sets the tax rate on property, and apportions money among the various city departments. As cities have grown, council seats have usually come to represent more than a single neighborhood. This combines both the legislative and executive functions in one group of officials, usually three or more in number, elected city-wide. Each commissioner supervises
10010-415: The classical-music scene. Barbara Goldsmith wrote a series called "The Creative Environment", in which she interviewed such subjects as Marcel Breuer , I. M. Pei , George Balanchine , and Pablo Picasso about their process. Gael Greene , writing under the rubric "The Insatiable Critic", reviewed restaurants , cultivating a baroque writing style that leaned heavily on sexual metaphor . The office for
10140-505: The co-creator of Spy , a humor monthly of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Andersen quickly replaced several staff members, bringing in emerging and established writers (including Jim Cramer , Walter Kirn , Michael Tomasky , and Jacob Weisberg ) and editors (including Michael Hirschorn, Kim France, Dany Levy , and Maer Roshan), and generally making the magazine faster-paced, younger in outlook, and more knowing in tone. In August 1996, Bill Reilly fired Andersen from his editorship, citing
10270-456: The conditions as they are, we expect to be putting up a ticket early next year". By February 2024, The New York Times described the efforts as having "foundered for months now" with the group's most high-profile potential candidates ruling-out running on a No Labels ticket. Senator Joe Manchin was among the most high-profile candidates sought by No Labels, but in mid-February he ruled out a 2024 presidential run, citing timing and to avoid being
10400-425: The county; in the larger ones, supervisors represent separate districts or townships. The board collects taxes for state and local governments; borrows and appropriates money; fixes the salaries of county employees; supervises elections; builds and maintains highways and bridges; and administers national, state, and county welfare programs. In very small counties, the executive and legislative power may lie entirely with
10530-439: The decade, including James Brady , Joe Armstrong (who also served as publisher), John Berendt , and (briefly) Jane Amsterdam . In 1980, Murdoch hired Edward Kosner , the former editor of Newsweek , to replace Armstrong. Murdoch also bought Cue , a listings magazine founded by Mort Glankoff that had covered the city since 1932, and folded it into New York , simultaneously creating a useful going-out guide and eliminating
10660-450: The district's charter or other founding document, and with sufficient administrative and fiscal autonomy to qualify as separate governments; known by a variety of titles, including districts, authorities, boards, commissions, etc., as specified in the enabling state legislation . The United States possesses a number of unincorporated territories , including 16 island territories across the globe. These are areas of land which are not under
10790-561: The fact that an organic act was not passed in Congress, American Samoa established its own constitution in 1967, and has self governed ever since. Seeking statehood or independence is often debated in US territories, such as in Puerto Rico, but even if referendums on these issues are held, congressional approval is needed for changes in status to take place. The citizenship status of residents in US unincorporated territories has caused concern for their ability to influence and participate in
10920-504: The federal government nor denied to the states in the U.S. Constitution . These include education , family law , contract law , and most crimes . Unlike the federal government, which only has those powers granted to it in the Constitution, a state government has inherent powers allowing it to act unless limited by a provision of the state or national constitution. Like the federal government, state governments have three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The chief executive of
11050-585: The first year of the magazine's existence, the composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim contributed an extremely complex cryptic crossword to every third issue. Sondheim eventually ceded the job in order to write his next musical, and Richard Maltby, Jr. took over . For many years the magazine also syndicated The Times of London's cryptic crossword. Beginning in early 1969, for two weeks out of every three, Sondheim's friend Mary Ann Madden edited an extremely popular witty literary competition calling for readers to send in humorous poetry or other bits of wordplay on
11180-714: The following March, reducing from 42 issues per year to 26 plus three special editions. In April 2016, the magazine announced the launch of Select All, a new vertical dedicated to technology and innovation. In 2019, Select All was shuttered and folded into the broadened "Intelligencer" news site. In the mid-2010s, New York launched several podcasts jointly produced with other outlets, all short-lived. Its first independently owned podcast, Good One: A Podcast About Jokes, hosted by Jesse David Fox, launched in February 2017. The magazine also expanded into television, collaborating with Michael Hirschorn's Ish Entertainment and Bravo to produce
11310-560: The group prioritizes the wellbeing of wealthy donors instead of policies with broad appeal that could reduce partisanship. The Intercept and Jacobin report examples of the group working to block tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and corporations. A 2023 Wall Street Journal article described the known donors as being from industries like energy and finance that largely lean Republican. Early donors to No Labels include board member Andrew Tisch , co-chairman of Loews Corporation ; Ron Shaich, founder of Panera Bread ; Dave Morin ,
11440-700: The group still had enough registered voters to qualify for the Maine ballot. In January 2024, the party was confirmed as a qualified political party giving them ballot access. No Labels has rejected a state-run primary in Maine. In January 2024, No Labels filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice alleging an "illegal conspiracy to use intimidation, harassment and fear against representatives of No Labels, its donors and as potential candidates." The complaint claimed members of Third Way and The Lincoln Project actively threatened No Labels and prospective candidates to cease their presidential ambitions. Both Third Way and
11570-515: The group's messaging focused on bipartisan policy legislation, but contend that No Labels' presidential ambitions are a breach of their donor's trust. According to No Labels, the Dursts have not donated in several years. In May 2023, the Secretary of State of Maine , Democrat Shenna Bellows , sent No Labels a cease and desist letter after accusing the organization of misleading voters into registering for
11700-469: The jurisdiction of any state, and do not have a government established by Congress through an organic act . Citizens of these territories can vote for members of their own local governments, and some can also elect representatives to serve in Congress—though they only have observer status. The unincorporated territories of the U.S. include the permanently inhabited territories of American Samoa , Guam ,
11830-421: The lower house serve two-year terms. The constitutions of the various states differ in some details but generally follow a pattern similar to that of the federal Constitution, including a statement of the rights of the people and a plan for organizing the government, and are generally more detailed. At the state and local level, the process of initiatives and referendums allow citizens to place new legislation on
11960-488: The magazine about the best place to get a croissant or a beret, it was clear that Wasserstein wanted a publication that was the best place to learn about the complicated apparatus that is modern New York. In enabling as much, Mr. Wasserstein recaptured the original intent of the magazine's founder, Clay Felker ." Wasserstein's children retained control of the magazine, which continued to be overseen by his deputy Anup Bagaria. In 2006, New York 's website, NYMag.com, underwent
12090-501: The magazine laid off several staff members and temporary employees. On September 24, 2019, Vox Media announced that it had purchased the magazine's parent company, New York Media LLC. Pam Wasserstein, the CEO of New York Media, became Vox Media's president, working closely with its CEO, Jim Bankoff . After the merger with Vox Media, May 2020, Vox Media announced it was merging the real estate site Curbed into New York and refocusing
12220-426: The magazine was on the top floor of the old Tammany Hall clubhouse at 207 East 32nd Street, which Glaser owned. The magazine did not consistently turn a profit in these early years: One board member, Alan Patricof, later said that "it may have touched into the black for a quarter, then out of it, but it was not significantly profitable." Wolfe, a regular contributor to the magazine, wrote a story in 1970 that captured
12350-419: The magazine. The magazine's first website, under the url nymetro.com, appeared in 2001. In 2002 and 2003, Wolff , the media critic Miller had hired in 1998, won two National Magazine Awards for his columns. At the end of 2003, New York was sold again, to a family trust controlled by financier Bruce Wasserstein , for $ 55 million. Wasserstein, early in 2004, replaced Miller with Adam Moss , who had founded
12480-736: The municipal government as well. A notable example of this is Paradise, Nevada , an unincorporated area where many of the casinos commonly associated with Las Vegas are situated. In addition to general-purpose government entities legislating at the state, county, and city level, special-purpose areas may exist as well, provide one or more specific services that are not being supplied by other existing governments. School districts are organized local entities providing public elementary and secondary education which, under state law, have sufficient administrative and fiscal autonomy to qualify as separate governments. Special districts are authorized by state law to provide designated functions as established in
12610-443: The municipality and the county have been merged into a unified, coterminous jurisdiction —that is to say, these counties consist in their entirety of a single municipality whose city government also operates as the county government. Some counties, such as Arlington County, Virginia , do not have any additional subdivisions. Some states contain independent cities that are not part of any county; although it may still function as if it
12740-474: The nameplate, backed by Wall Street bankers led by Armand G. Erpf (the magazine's first chairman, who Felker attributed as the financial architect of the magazine ) and C. Gerald Goldsmith (Barbara Goldsmith's husband at the time), and reincarnated the magazine as a stand-alone glossy weekly. Joining them was managing editor Jack Nessel, Felker's number-two at the Herald Tribune. New York 's first issue
12870-518: The national director for No Labels, said the group was "looking for a hero and a hero never emerged." In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times later that month, No Labels lawyer Dan K. Webb stated that Christie had agreed in March to be a presidential candidate for the organization, but a Democratic vice-presidential nominee could not be found. The Democratic Party of Arizona sued unsuccessfully in 2023 to prevent No Labels from recognition as
13000-399: The national level that controls membership, elected officials or political policies; thus, each party has traditionally had factions and individuals that deviated from party positions. Almost all public officials in America are elected from single-member districts and win office by winning a plurality of votes cast (i.e. more than any other candidate, but not necessarily a majority). Suffrage
13130-408: The nightlife of city emerging from Covid lockdown; "The Year I Ate New York", written in 2022 by Tammie Taclamarian and in 2023 by E. Alex Jung; and a collection of limited-series newsletters devoted to Succession , …And Just Like That , and prominent New York City court cases. Notable stories published by New York in this decade include Nicholson Baker 's investigation of the possibility that
13260-403: The nymag.com umbrella: Vulture , The Cut , Intelligencer, The Strategist, Curbed , and Grub Street . In 2018, New York Media, the parent company of New York magazine, launched a digital subscription product for those sites. On September 24, 2019, Vox Media announced that it had purchased New York magazine and its parent company, New York Media. New York was created in 1963 as
13390-415: The organization for its pro-Israel stances including around cracking down on campus protests. No Labels intended to run a bipartisan "unity ticket" in the 2024 presidential election , as an "insurance policy" in the event that "both major parties nominate presidential candidates that the vast majority of Americans don’t want". In November 2023, No Labels' chief strategist, Ryan Clancy, stated that "Based on
13520-499: The organization. By then, No Labels had ballot access in 16 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota, and Utah. On April 4, 2024, the organization ended its effort to run a presidential ticket for the 2024 election. The New York Times said that Lieberman's death on March 27 meant the organization had "little political firepower to recruit potential candidates". Joe Cunningham ,
13650-496: The party. She claimed that No Labels misrepresented voter registrations as petitions, and informed each registrant how to change their party affiliation. No Labels argued that Bellows' actions could amount to voter suppression and responded by stating that their organizers were instructed to ask voters to join their party, and noted that the form signed by voters is titled "Maine Voter Registration Application". While 798 people who received letters from Bellows unenrolled from No Labels,
13780-585: The politics of the United States. In recent decades, the Supreme Court has established voting as a fundamental right of US citizens, even though residents of territories do not hold full voting rights. Despite this, residents must still abide by federal laws that they cannot equitably influence, as well as register for the national Selective Service System , which has led some scholars to argue that residents of territories are essentially second-class citizens. The legal justifications for these discrepancies stem from
13910-510: The pop-science rubric Science of Us , which previously existed as a standalone site. In 2024, 'The Cut' published an article in which a woman confessed to abusing and neglecting her pet cat, Lucky. Advocates take to social media by storm seeking justice for Lucky. Grub Street , covering food and restaurants, was expanded in 2009 to five additional cities served by former nymag.com sister site MenuPages.com. In 2013 Grub Street announced that it would close its city blogs outside New York and bring
14040-581: The president is elected indirectly, by an Electoral College whose electors represent their state and are elected by popular vote. (Before the Seventeenth Amendment was passed, Senators were also elected indirectly, by state legislatures.) These presidential electors were originally expected to exercise their own judgement. In modern practice, though, the electors are chosen by their party and pledged to vote for that party's presidential candidate (in rare occurrences they may violate their pledge, becoming
14170-572: The presumptive 2024 Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. In August 2022, No Labels released a poll of voters in eight battleground states, finding 63% of voters open to a "moderate independent" presidential candidate, though Intelligencer columnist Ed Kilgore argues that once a specific candidate is chosen, polling numbers will drop dramatically. A poll from Monmouth University on July 20, 2023, concluded that if No Labels' chosen candidates were more popular with conservatives, it's not clear which major party would benefit more: "The presence of
14300-658: The publication's financial results. According to Andersen, he was fired for refusing to kill a story about a rivalry between investment bankers Felix Rohatyn and Steven Rattner that had upset Henry Kravis , a member of the firm's ownership group. His replacement was Caroline Miller, who came from Seventeen , another K-III title. In part owing to the company's financial constraints, Miller and her editors focused on cultivating younger writers, including Ariel Levy , Jennifer Senior , Robert Kolker , and Vanessa Grigoriadis . She also hired Michael Wolff , whose writing about media and politics became an extremely popular component of
14430-493: The right to choose any political figure outside their respective areas and can only elect a non-voting delegate to serve in the House of Representatives . All states and the District of Columbia contribute to the electoral vote for president. Successful participation, especially in federal elections, often requires large amounts of money, especially for television advertising. This money can be very difficult to raise by appeals to
14560-405: The running of state and local elections. Who has the right to vote in the United States is regulated by the Constitution and federal and state laws. Suffrage is nearly universal for citizens 18 years of age and older. Voting rights are sometimes restricted as a result of felony conviction , depending on the state. The District, and other U.S. holdings like Puerto Rico and Guam , do not have
14690-500: The short-lived New York weekly 7 Days and then edited The New York Times Magazine . That fall, Moss and his staff relaunched the magazine, most notably with two new sections: "The Strategist", devoted mostly to service, food, and shopping, and "The Culture Pages", covering the city's arts scene. Moss also rehired Kurt Andersen as a columnist. In early 2006, the company relaunched the magazine's website, previously nymetro.com, as nymag.com. New York in this period won design awards at
14820-414: The site also published "Everywhere and Nowhere," Lindsay Peoples's essay about the fashion industry's inhospitability to Black voices and points of view. In 2019, The Cut published an excerpt from E. Jean Carroll 's book, What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal, mostly about Donald J. Trump 's sexual assault on her. In 2021, Peoples became the site's next editor-in-chief. The Cut also incorporates
14950-748: The site on its roots in New York City. That year, New York also expanded its podcast business, adding Pivot , On With Kara Swisher , Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel , Switched on Pop , and Into It With Sam Sanders to its lineup. The company also saw an expansion of its intellectual property into television and movies, notably with Hustlers , a feature film adapted from a story by Jessica Pressler. In 2022, three television series adapted from New York properties appeared: Inventing Anna and The Watcher on Netflix, and Sex Diaries on HBO. The magazine also moved into publishing an array of digital newsletters, including "Are U Coming?", which documented
15080-537: The spirit of the magazine (if not the age): " Radical Chic : That Party at Lenny's". The controversial and often criticized article described a benefit party for the Black Panthers , held in Leonard Bernstein 's apartment, in a collision of high culture and low that paralleled New York magazine's ethos and expressed Wolfe's interest in status and class. In 1972, New York ' s year-end issue incorporated
15210-462: The story was a sensation and served as the basis for the film Saturday Night Fever . Twenty years later, in a followup story in New York , Cohn admitted that he had made up the character and most of the story. In 1976, the Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch bought the magazine in a hostile takeover , forcing Felker and Glaser out. A succession of top editors followed through the remainder of
15340-465: The term town does not have any specific meaning; it is simply an informal term applied to populated places (both incorporated and unincorporated municipalities). Moreover, in some states, the term town is equivalent to how civil townships are used in other states. Like counties, the specific responsibilities to townships vary based on each state. Many states grant townships some governmental powers, making them civil townships , either independently or as
15470-415: The urbane sensibility of the print magazine for a national and international audience, and attract readership that had been lost by print magazines in general, particularly fashion and entertainment outlets. By July 2010, digital ads accounted for one-third of the company's advertising revenue. David Carr noted in an August 2010 column, "In a way, New York magazine is fast becoming a digital enterprise with
15600-403: The week following Hurricane Sandy , so the editorial staff published an issue from a quickly constructed temporary newsroom in the midtown office of Wasserstein & Company. The issue's cover, shot by photographer Iwan Baan from a helicopter and showing Manhattan half in darkness, almost immediately became an iconic image of the storm; Time called it the magazine cover of the year. The image
15730-514: The work of many talented Tribune contributors, including Tom Wolfe , Barbara Goldsmith , Gail Sheehy , Dick Schaap, and Jimmy Breslin . The Tribune went out of business in 1966, and New York was briefly revived as part of a combined paper, the World Journal Tribune , that lasted until May 1967. Shortly after the WJT closed, Felker and his partner, Milton Glaser , purchased the rights to
15860-453: The work of one or more city departments. Commissioners also set policies and rules by which the city is operated. One is named chairperson of the body and is often called the mayor, although their power is equivalent to that of the other commissioners. The city manager is a response to the increasing complexity of urban problems that need management ability not often possessed by elected public officials. The answer has been to entrust most of
15990-477: Was a consolidated city-county, an independent city was legally separated from any county. Some municipalities are in multiple counties ; New York City is uniquely partitioned into five boroughs that are each coterminous with a county. In most U.S. counties, one town or city is designated as the county seat , and this is where the county government offices are located and where the board of commissioners or supervisors meets. In small counties, boards are chosen by
16120-498: Was among the first " lifestyle magazines " meant to appeal to both male and female audiences, and its format and style have been emulated by many American regional and city publications. New York in its earliest days focused almost entirely on coverage of its namesake city, but beginning in the 1970s, it expanded into reporting and commentary on national politics, notably Richard Reeves on Watergate , Joe Klein 's early cover story about Bill Clinton , John Heilemann 's reporting on
16250-455: Was coined for a 1985 cover story in the magazine. Murdoch got out of the magazine business in 1991 by selling his holdings to K-III Communications , a partnership controlled by financier Henry Kravis . Subsequent budget pressure from K-III frustrated Kosner, and he left in 1993, taking over the editorship of Esquire magazine. After several months during which the magazine was run by managing editor Peter Herbst, K-III hired Kurt Andersen ,
16380-644: Was dated April 8, 1968. Several writers came from the magazine's earlier incarnation, including Breslin, Wolfe (who wrote "You and Your Big Mouth: How the Honks and Wonks Reveal the Phonetic Truth about Status" in the inaugural issue), and George Goodman , a financial writer who wrote under the pseudonym " Adam Smith ." Glaser and his deputy Walter Bernard designed and laid out the magazine and hired many notable artists, including Jim McMullan , Robert Grossman , and David Levine , to produce covers and illustrations. Within
16510-474: Was introduced under the name Daily Intelligencer, expanding upon the weekly magazine's front-of-the-book Intelligencer section. Launched in 2006, it was initially written mostly by Jessica Pressler and Chris Rovzar, whose coverage focused on local politics, media, and Wall Street but also included extensive chatter about the television show Gossip Girl . Over its first half-decade, the site expanded in reach and became more focused on national politics, notably with
16640-521: Was named Best News & Business Cover by ASME. New York won back-to-back ASME Cover of the Year awards in 2012 and 2013, for "Is She Just Too Old for This?" and "The City and the Storm" respectively. Design director Chris Dixon and photography director Jody Quon were named "Design Team of the Year" by Adweek in 2008. When Bruce Wasserstein died in 2009, David Carr of The New York Times wrote that "While previous owners had required constant features in
16770-606: Was republished as a poster by the Museum of Modern Art, with proceeds benefiting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The following spring, New York took the top honor at the National Magazine Awards, again receiving the Magazine of the Year award for its print and digital coverage. In December 2013, as readership for its digital sites continued to build, the magazine announced plans to shift the print edition to biweekly publication
16900-425: Was used by nearly all American cities. Its structure is like that of the state and national governments, with an elected mayor as chief of the executive branch and an elected council that represents the various neighborhoods forming the legislative branch. The mayor appoints heads of city departments and other officials (sometimes with the approval of the council ), has the power to veto over ordinances (the laws of
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