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How Zohran Mamdani Should Govern

Waleed Shahid The Nation
If Mamdani becomes mayor, he’ll have the chance to prove something few American socialists have ever gotten close enough to power to demonstrate: that progressive values aren’t just compatible with effective governance—they’re strengthened by it.

Science and Democracy Under Siege

Darya Minovi, Kristie Ellickson , Jules Barbati-Dajches, Rachel Cleetus Union of Concerned Scientists
From Jan. 20 to June 30, we documented 402 attacks on science–actions by an elected official or political appointee in a federal agency that results in the censoring, manipulation, forging, or misinforming on scientific data, results, or conclusions

The General Theory of Enshittification

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman Substack
Once almost everyone was using the internet, it became possible for businesses in a variety of areas to build up customer bases sustained by strong network effects. And one after another, these businesses have gone through the enshittification cycle.

Friday Nite Videos | July 25, 2025

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Readers Comments: Working-Class Social, Economic Attitudes; Genocide; Academic Scholarship on Israel, Palestine; Minneapolis Selects Democratic Socialist; Dem Youth Wing Passes Amendment Opposing Ongoing Genocide in Gaza; Deportations Destroys Jobs

Zohran Mamdani vs. Donald Trump

Aziz Huq Jacobin
It’s clear that Donald Trump will aim to make governance as difficult as possible for Zohran Mamdani’s potential New York City mayoralty. But Mamdani has a range of options available to counter the president’s attacks.

American Jews Were Played — Now What?

Rabbi Jay Michaelson Jewish Daily Forward
It is now obvious that antisemitism was never the real reason for the Trump administration’s attacks on universities. What lessons can we learn from this great exploitation? And now we have Columbia University caving in to Donald Trump.