US EditionMarc Abear: Zohran Mamdani is elected as new NYC socialist mayor
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans free public transit, rent freezes for over one million apartments, and universal childcare, financed by increased taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
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Socialism didn’t win New York. Marketing did.
I oppose Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialist agenda. But if Republicans are serious about winning elections next year and in 2028, they need to take a hard, unsentimental look at how he just won one of the most consequential mayoral races in the country.This was not an ideological earthquake. New York did not suddenly “discover” socialism. What happened was a marketing and mobilization breakthrough. Mamdani’s campaign understood attention, sim…
Astoria, Zohran Mamdani's working-class New York
The victory of New York City's new mayor on November 4 was also a victory for his Queens neighborhood, Astoria, which he made the focus of his campaign. This cosmopolitan district, plagued by economic difficulties, wants to be a beacon of hope in Trump's America.
We Already Know How Socialist Redistributionism Will End in New York City
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda rests on the belief that expansive public programs can be sustained by higher taxes. However, history shows that such redistributive models collapse when their tax base erodes. Conversely, systems that encourage economic mobility through pro-growth policies thrive. Mr. Mamdani is promising a slew of “affordable” social services ranging from government-owned grocery stores to free transportat…
The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City is one of the most important election victories of a socialist in the history of the United States. In the "capital city" over a million people voted for a self-proclaimed democratic socialist. This is part of a broad "wave of discontent with the establishment" (New York Times). Nine months ago Zohran was almost unknown. However, his demands for a rental brake on regulated homes, free buse…
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