New York City is preparing to welcome Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist and member of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, into office as mayor. Ahead of the highly anticipated ...

Abstract: Differential drive robots are widely used in various scenarios thanks to their straightforward principle, from household service robots to disaster response field robots. The nonholonomic ...

A new business called Jackson Rising has opened on Capital Street in Downtown Jackson. Jackson Rising is a public-private partnership aimed at spurring business development in the city's central ...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner joins our host Cate Blackford this week on the podcast to chat about why he’s jumping into politics and what a true populist agenda looks like to him.

Note: In the week ahead, the Mercury will finish its preview of all 12 Pioneer Athletic Conference girls basketball programs now that the 2025-26 season has arrived. Next up is Pottsgrove, which won ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. This Q&A is part of Lessons from the Field, Next City’s series ...

Holding political office is not the same as wielding political power—especially for the left. To win bold demands, social movements must go on the offensive. Holding political office is not the same ...

Just a year ago almost no one had ever heard of him. Just a name in a crowd. A fairly obscure member of the New York State Assembly. Just one in a packed pool of Democratic candidates running for ...

The Highlander Nursery School’s free socialist early childhood education helped sustain the Southern labor movement. Here’s what we can learn. Children pose for a portrait under a tent near the ...