| New York was the home territory for two major | | | | On the other side of the mainstream, the Junto is a |
| Presidential contenders in 2008: Rudy Giuliani and Hillary | | | | unique NYC Event. Hosted by veteran trader Victor |
| Clinton. It's no coincidence that the city is rife with | | | | Neiderhoffer, it's a wide-ranging discussion forum |
| political activity - it's the headquarters for numerous | | | | covering investments, economics, and politics, all |
| national news sources, and it's also home to the single | | | | viewed from the perspective of Objectivism. Although |
| Zip code with the highest level of political donations to | | | | Junto is an NYC event, it's named after Benjamin |
| both major parties. The breadth of NYC events | | | | Franklin's Philadelphia gathering of the same name. |
| available to someone interested in politics means that | | | | The radical bookstore Bluestockings hosts numerous |
| it's easy to sample lots of different ideologies - and | | | | anarchism-themed gatherings. Unlike stereotypical |
| maybe learn a thing or two. | | | | anarchists, the visitors to Bluestockings' NYC Events |
| The Barack Obama Meetup is one of the many NYC | | | | are likely to be well-versed in Proudhon rather than |
| events that bring together hundreds Obama | | | | punk rock. Events range from discussions about the |
| supporters to talk about the Senator's plans and | | | | lessons from world travel, to instructions on activism, |
| policies, and to share grassroots campaigning | | | | as well as numerous movie and book events. |
| strategies. Of all of the NYC events dedicated to | | | | The feminist group NOW hosted their national |
| Democratic party politics, this is one of the most active. | | | | conference in New York last July. Although feminism is |
| For a view a bit out of the mainstream, the Henry | | | | a social rather than political movement, it's a movement |
| George School of Social Science offers NYC events | | | | with broad political implications. NYC events like this |
| that revolve around the economic teachings of Henry | | | | showcase the city's intellectual diversity - Hillary Clinton |
| George, who called for a single tax on the value of | | | | and Rudy Giuliani were counting on its votes in the |
| land. A movement that has brought together socialists, | | | | 2008 general election, and each hosted NYC events |
| anarchists, and radical capitalists, the Georgist political | | | | to galvanize supporters. Since the city is home to |
| movement has remained alive (and lively!) in the city | | | | preeminent magazines literary/political on the right and |
| where Henry George himself once ran for mayor. The | | | | left - from The New Yorker to The National Review - |
| NYC events hosted by the school include introductory | | | | NYC events have always shown that regardless of |
| and advanced lectures on economics from a Georgist | | | | their beliefs, residents of this cosmopolitan locale can |
| perspective. | | | | find the perfect venue to express their views. |