The New York City Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action reflects the liberal labor agenda in New York City through its involvement in issues that affect quality of life for all New Yorkers
The struggle to protect healthcare for city retirees continues.
We are NYC retirees who have been fighting for the past three years to preserve what we earned through our years of service to the CITY of NY. FIGHTING! YES! – because the Adams administration has rejected NYC’s time-honored commitment to provide free, traditional medical coverage for its retirees (including the disabled) – all 250,000 of us as well as our dependents.
The City has appealed the decision of NY State’s District Court affirming our right to free, traditional health care coverage and we continue to be in the streets, in the courts and in the press appealing to our fellow New Yorkers for support…
NYC ADA is the New York City chapter of Americans for Democratic Action, a national, independent liberal political organization that is dedicated to promoting individual liberty and economic justice through advocacy and action.
ADA has been and will continue to be a forthright liberal voice of this nation. We work to advocate progressive stances on civil rights and liberties, social and economic justice, sensible foreign policy, and sustainable environmental policy.
ADA was created in 1947 by founders who included Eleanor Roosevelt, Hubert H. Humphrey, labor leaders Walter Reuther and David Dubinsky, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.
The 60th Anniversary Convention of Students for Democratic Action set the scene for a reassessment of the campus SDA experience as well as an analysis of liberalism today and its impact on current problems.
Comprehensive and affordable healthcare remains under threat in NYC and beyond. Read More
Affordable housing for all Americans is a necessity. In New York City, where we have limited space and skyrocketing rents, affordable housing is a crucial issue. Read More
ADA believes that education is one of the cornerstones of a good government, an enlightened populace, and a healthy nation. We believe specifically that providing a quality public education available to all citizens is an obligation of government. Education is a right and not a privilege. Read More
Hot off the press with news and views about the critical issues affecting our city and country. This issue highlights the continuing effort to bring free universal access to quality healthcare in New York State, discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the globe, and the urgent need to protect our nation’s postal service.
Languishing in the New York State Legislature (since 1992) is a bill – The New York Health Act (Medicare for All in New York State) – which has the potential to transform the lives of all NY State residents as well as as serve as a model…
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