An Argument for Term Limits
In his first term, a politician works for you. In his second, for the guy who takes him to lunch. In his 3rd, for his […]
Deborah Glick: Education and Health Care Champion?
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Although I have withdrawn from the Assembly race for health reasons, I have not backed away from my fervent belief that […]
VID Remains Active During Summer
The Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 9 at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Erik Coler, standing in for club […]
Why I Am Withdrawing From the Primary Against Glick
By Arthur Z. Schwartz There have been few moments in my life which have been more gratifying than the first day of petitioning to get […]
BERNIE SANDERS
Arthur Schwartz, WestView Contributor, was asked by Bernie Sanders to join him on stage at a rally held June 23rd at Town Hall. At his […]
A Message To Democratic Convention Delegates
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Editor: On the morning of June 21st all of the New York Delegates to this summer’s Democratic National Convention met in New […]
Deep Background on NYU
In response to your illuminating article in the WestView News, which I will now read rigorously, I was impressed to learn about the NYU President’s […]
Villagers Headed to the Democratic Convention
As a result of the Democratic Presidential Primary held on April 19, some delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of the Democratic Party were awarded that […]
Big Primary Vote on June 28th (Yes, Another One)
On Tuesday June 28th there will be a primary election for the Democratic candidate to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Jerry Nadler, who […]
VID Prepares for Elections
On Thursday May 12, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Democratic district leader Keen Berger and […]
Where Have All the Politicians Gone?
The Closure of Beth Israel—It’s Our Fight Now! By Arthur Z. Schwartz We, as a community, are being rolled over by the almighty dollar. […]
The New Fourth Estate
By Catherine Revland On a recent trip to Italy, I got into political discussions (an old habit) with locals as well as tourists from […]
A Shot Over The Bow
Deborah Glick—You Will Not Shut Down My People’s Law Practice! By Arthur Z. Schwartz We are three months away from the first real primary we […]
VID Endorses
On Thursday April 14th, the Village In-dependent Democrats had their monthly meeting at St. John’s Church on Christo-pher Street. There were reports on a variety […]
Thoughts About the Presidential Primary and Debating Deborah Glick
By Arthur Z. Schwartz April, for me, was a month of highs and lows—in the political arena. Since I like to be transparent now in […]
Arthur Schwartz to Silver Judge: NO LENIENCY!
April 28, 2016 Dear Judge Caproni: The undersigned is an attorney who has spent 38 years representing working people in employment and occupational safety matters, […]