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It’s Dangerous To Overestimate the Left’s Strength

Eric Blanc and Bhaskar Sunkara Labor Politics
Be excited about Zohran, but sober about our movement's shallow roots. The big question now is whether we will be able to lean on that hope to rebuild a powerful working-class movement in workplaces and neighborhoods across our city and nation.

Friday Nite Videos | January 9, 2026

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Can We Unrecruit People With No Business in Law Enforcement? | The Daily Show. Join Ice | Jesse Welles. Videos Contradict Trump Account of ICE Shooting. The Secret Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Viral Videos. FBI Whistleblowers: What Trump Is Hiding.

The Secret Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Viral Videos

The team of creatives behind his Zohran Mamdani's viral videos, which gave the campaign a life of its own online, sit down with Mehdi Hasan to discuss some of their most talked-about videos.

How Did Astoria Become So Socialist?

Naaman Zhou The New Yorker
One neighborhood in New York has elected so many democratic socialists—including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani—that people have started calling it “the People’s Republic,” or a part of the Commie Corridor.

Tidbits-Jan. 8- Reader Comments: Renee Nicole Good: Mother, Poet – Murdered by ICE; US Military Aggression-Violation of Venezuela Sovereignty; Alzheimer’s Disease; Marty Supreme; Know Your Rights Resource; Iran Protests Surge; Venezuela Reading List;

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Reader Comments: Renee Nicole Good: Mother, Poet - Murdered by ICE; US Military Aggression-Violation of Venezuela Sovereignty; Zohran Mamdani; Alzheimer’s Disease; Marty Supreme; Know Your Rights resource; Iran Protests Surge; Venezuela Reading List

Democratic Excellence

Corey Robin The New York Review of Books
Among Zohran Mamdani’s rhetorical innovations has been his declaration of war on mediocrity.

A Movement-Building Strategy for All Workers

David Bacon and Peter Olney The Reality Check
Workers are bombarded by false ideas about immigration and immigrants, that hold immigrants responsible for poverty, lost jobs and crime. To organize for political change, workers have to be convinced to support the rights of all working people.

The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech

Zohran Mamdani The New York Times
New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and opponents to make the city better, to hold him to account. "I ask you to stand with us now, and every day that follows. City Hall will not be able to deliver on our own-the work-has only just begun."
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