With a federal government mired in dysfunction, cities across the nation are the new frontier of progressive change, presenting solutions to issues that range from income inequality to public health. Join Democracy Now! co-host and author of Reclaiming Gotham: Bill de Blasio and the Movement to End America's Cities Juan Gonzalez, NYC councilmember Brad Lander, civil rights and immigration supervisor at Make the Road New York Yaritza Mendez, and Philadelphia City councilperson Helen Gym, to dig into the power of local advocacy and activism. This discussion, entitled The (New) Urban Resistance: Progressives Go Local, will be moderated by The Nation’s Lizzy Ratner.

Co-sponsored by The Nation magazine as part of its "Cities Rising" series. Purchase tickets through the link above.