Hillary Supporters
On Sunday, April 17, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers from across the five boroughs rallied in front of the historic Stonewall Inn in support […]
Youth Owns the Future, Age Sees It
In the midst of a record turnout in the 66th Assembly District, and all the problems with voter records, Arthur Schwartz local District Leader, wanted to make […]
A Final Pitch for Bernie—Vote April 19th
By Arthur Z. Schwartz For six months I have been writing for the WestView News that “presumed” Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, was anything but a […]
The April 19 Presidential Primary Ballot—Lots of Choices!
By Arthur Schwartz New Yorkers finally get to jump into the Presidential Primary process on Tuesday April 19. Polling places are open from 6 am […]
Greetings to the WestView Readers
By Bernie Sanders Greetings to the readers of WestView and to your wonderful publisher George Capsis. As you know I grew up in Brooklyn, attended […]
Revisiting My Times Letter
By Maggie Berkvist When The New York Times ran my Letter to the Editor on March 4th, WestView News publisher George Capsis suggested that, since […]
WestView Editor Caucuses For Bernie in Nevada
By Christy Ross In a cheery kindergarten classroom at Mountain View Elementary School, I joined 20 of my Elko neighbors to caucus in the Nevada […]
Letters: Job Loss and Stock Market Key Reasons to Keep ACA
To the Editor: In reference to your advocacy of a federal Single Payer healthcare plan in place of the ACA, let it be conceded that […]
Times Slams Clinton
By George Capsis Oh, wow—the New York Times, despite their endorsement of Hillary Clinton, slammed her in an editorial on February 26 entitled “Mrs. Clinton, […]
April 19 – A Primary Vote With Lots of Meaning
By Arthur Z. Schwartz New Yorkers will have a stark choice in April. We will have a presidential primary after Super Tuesday and primaries in […]
Inside Bernie Sanders
By Arthur A. Schwartz By the time you read this, the Iowa Caucus results will be counted and either Bernie Sanders will have won or […]
Stop Mayor’s Attack on City’s Horses
We the public should not pay off Mayor de Blasio’s political debts. The City Council bill to ban the passage of horse drawn carriages from […]
Why I Joined a Political Club
By Alec Pruchnicki Since the 1960s, I’ve been active in a variety of political causes. I learned back then not to be co-opted (a popular […]
The Sanders Revolution Is Not Being Televised—But It Is Real
By Arthur Z. Schwartz As we neared the end of 2015, some astounding things were going on in the polls. A late December poll commissioned […]
The Real Terror
One phrase Obama did not repeat was if a person is willing to give his life, there is no protection. And the fact that this […]
VID Meeting
The Village Independent Democrats (VID) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, December 10th. Nadine Hoffmann, President of VID, started the proceedings by giving her President’s […]
Hillary’s Advisors Answer the Times
By George Capsis In the November issue of WestView, we reported that The New York Times, in a seething editorial, challenged Hillary Clinton to “make […]
I Am Running! A New Year, A New Campaign
By Arthur Z. Schwartz As I finish my 34th year as a resident of the West Village, I remain amazed at what a close-knit, vibrant […]