Melissa Murray

So I live in New York City. I ride the subway. The thing about New York is that It is incredibly democratic, not big D democratic, but small D democratic in that everyone has to take the subway. Unless you literally want to be in traffic for three hours, you are taking the subway, whether you can afford other modes of transportation or not. And

So I live in New York City. I ride the subway. The thing about New York is that It is incredibly democratic, not big D democratic, but small D democratic in that everyone has to take the subway. Unless you literally want to be in traffic for three hours, you are taking the subway, whether you can afford other modes of transportation or not. And

I know there's been a lot in the New York Post and other outlets about how unsafe the subway is. I think there have been incidents of real unsafety. But I think for the most part, it's not that the subway is unsafe. Millions of people ride it every day safely. But it is the case that the subway is unpleasant.

I know there's been a lot in the New York Post and other outlets about how unsafe the subway is. I think there have been incidents of real unsafety. But I think for the most part, it's not that the subway is unsafe. Millions of people ride it every day safely. But it is the case that the subway is unpleasant.

I know there's been a lot in the New York Post and other outlets about how unsafe the subway is. I think there have been incidents of real unsafety. But I think for the most part, it's not that the subway is unsafe. Millions of people ride it every day safely. But it is the case that the subway is unpleasant.

I was just riding the train and we were between a very long set of express stops and someone riding on the train with me defecated. And like literally on the train and we all were just like, Oh my God. Like, and that, not that kind of thing happens, but like, it's the case that you can get on the subway at any time. And someone's having a mental health crisis, something's happening.

I was just riding the train and we were between a very long set of express stops and someone riding on the train with me defecated. And like literally on the train and we all were just like, Oh my God. Like, and that, not that kind of thing happens, but like, it's the case that you can get on the subway at any time. And someone's having a mental health crisis, something's happening.

I was just riding the train and we were between a very long set of express stops and someone riding on the train with me defecated. And like literally on the train and we all were just like, Oh my God. Like, and that, not that kind of thing happens, but like, it's the case that you can get on the subway at any time. And someone's having a mental health crisis, something's happening.

It feels disordered and you go to CVS and you got to reserve like three hours to do your shopping because every single item has to be liberated from behind the plexiglass locked wall. And, um, I don't want to shop on Amazon Prime. I'd prefer to do something else that's more economically sustainable, doesn't make Jeff Bezos my personal savior, and is better for the environment.

It feels disordered and you go to CVS and you got to reserve like three hours to do your shopping because every single item has to be liberated from behind the plexiglass locked wall. And, um, I don't want to shop on Amazon Prime. I'd prefer to do something else that's more economically sustainable, doesn't make Jeff Bezos my personal savior, and is better for the environment.

It feels disordered and you go to CVS and you got to reserve like three hours to do your shopping because every single item has to be liberated from behind the plexiglass locked wall. And, um, I don't want to shop on Amazon Prime. I'd prefer to do something else that's more economically sustainable, doesn't make Jeff Bezos my personal savior, and is better for the environment.

But I don't have three hours to liberate the shampoo every single time. And it feels disordered to have that. And so I think one of the things that people want here is some assurance that blue state or blue city governance works and works well. And that's a reason to put it at the top of the topic and make it national governance.

But I don't have three hours to liberate the shampoo every single time. And it feels disordered to have that. And so I think one of the things that people want here is some assurance that blue state or blue city governance works and works well. And that's a reason to put it at the top of the topic and make it national governance.

But I don't have three hours to liberate the shampoo every single time. And it feels disordered to have that. And so I think one of the things that people want here is some assurance that blue state or blue city governance works and works well. And that's a reason to put it at the top of the topic and make it national governance.

I think it's why Jared Polis has been so successful in Colorado, because he's making shit work. Like, they've lowered prices. They've done things on – I mean, if you look at the polls in the election, places like Missouri, which we think of as like ruby red states – They voted for ballot initiatives that allowed for a rise in the minimum wage, that allowed for paid family leave.

I think it's why Jared Polis has been so successful in Colorado, because he's making shit work. Like, they've lowered prices. They've done things on – I mean, if you look at the polls in the election, places like Missouri, which we think of as like ruby red states – They voted for ballot initiatives that allowed for a rise in the minimum wage, that allowed for paid family leave.

I think it's why Jared Polis has been so successful in Colorado, because he's making shit work. Like, they've lowered prices. They've done things on – I mean, if you look at the polls in the election, places like Missouri, which we think of as like ruby red states – They voted for ballot initiatives that allowed for a rise in the minimum wage, that allowed for paid family leave.

These are core redistribution policies, core democratic policies, and ruby red states are going for them. People... want things that make their lives better. Make my life better, free my shampoo from CVS, make the subway more pleasant to ride, all of those things. And I think we're seeing a species of this right now with what's going on in California and the backlash against Karen Bass.

These are core redistribution policies, core democratic policies, and ruby red states are going for them. People... want things that make their lives better. Make my life better, free my shampoo from CVS, make the subway more pleasant to ride, all of those things. And I think we're seeing a species of this right now with what's going on in California and the backlash against Karen Bass.

These are core redistribution policies, core democratic policies, and ruby red states are going for them. People... want things that make their lives better. Make my life better, free my shampoo from CVS, make the subway more pleasant to ride, all of those things. And I think we're seeing a species of this right now with what's going on in California and the backlash against Karen Bass.