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Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson Is Caught in a Trap

Preston H. Smith II Jacobin
The challenges Chicago’s progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson, has faced demonstrate that Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York will have to out-organize what’s soon to be a mighty opposition to his every move from finance, insurance, and real estate intere

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Mamdani’s Child Care Plan Is Audacious. Here’s How It Could Work.

Rachel Cohen Booth The New York Times
If Mamdani learns from the mistakes that have derailed past efforts, he could pull off something that could change the lives of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers with young children. More than that, he could set a powerful national example.

Know Your Rights When Dealing With ICE

NY Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: Know your rights. Protect your neighbors. New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.

Brad Lander for Congress

Trump is abducting our neighbors and eroding our democratic institutions. We're fed up with elected officials who act like it’s normal. We need leaders who will fight, not fold.

Partyism Without the Party

Chris Maisano Dissent Magazine
Zohran Mamdani’s victory was rooted in organizations that took up the base-building and mobilization functions that once fell to parties. When was the last time being on the left was fun? It was a year-long act of collective joy. We actually won.
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