Finally, Hillary Clinton, the most careful of politicians, says what she really thinks.

Eliot Spitzer’s attacks on Wall Street give him populist appeal—but is he a Cuomo-style progressive? Not by a long shot.

A big winner gets big power, and a big ego. So how is Mike Bloomberg going to spend his political capital?

9/11 and the Republicans combined to help Bloomberg get elected. Even as he heads toward a second term, it’s a deal that still costs him.

Michael Bloomberg may be the first politician to use his vast fortune not just to get elected but to actually govern. In a city ever more defined by the gap between rich and poor, that’s pretty weird.

Rather than dropping out, Anthony Weiner could have helped Ferrer more by running with him. Can Ferrer unite the Dems alone?

A vote for the front-runner is the best medicine for New York Democrats—even if he doesn’t win.

For blues-tinged chanteuse Lucinda Williams, even a two-week love affair can yield a new song. Or five.

A weary Mayor Bloomberg rushed to assuage fears after last week’s bombings in London, but the city was already going about its business.

They plod on in the heat of the summer. Given the difficulties of retail politics, can one of them break out of the pack?