Juan Cole Informed Comment The phony controversy cooked up by rightwingers over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s participation in the upcoming anniversary mourning the September 11, 2001 al-Qaeda attack on the twin…
Danny Goldberg ScheerPost There’s a store that I walk by every day on my way to work in midtown Manhattan that caters to tourists. They sell keychains, toys and hoodies…
Julia Conley Common Dreams In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times Saturday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made clear that he plans to take any action available…
Janine Jackson FAIR To translate from the Murdochian, “hateful” here means being opposed to genocide, police brutality and rent-gouging (New York Post, 6/24/26). The win by a number of progressive…
Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Three progressive candidates emerged victorious from U.S. congressional primaries in New York on Tuesday, overcoming millions of dollars in spending by corporate interests and AIPAC…
As millions of Americans struggle with soaring rents, crushing childcare costs, stagnant wages and a political system increasingly captured by wealth, a new political force has emerged from New York…
As the Trump administration threatens transgender health care for youth, trans advocates, budget experts, and members of city government question whether the promised funding appears in the mayor’s preliminary budget…
One of Mamdani’s central campaign promises becomes reality only a week after inauguration.
By Joshua Scheer Something most of the media is missing, as Ken Klippenstein reports, is a significant shift involving New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Long a controversial figure,…
By Joshua Scheer In an extraordinary opening salvo against New York City’s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, the government of Israel joined major U.S. Jewish organizations in accusing him of…
“For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it,” said the new mayor. “Our City Hall will change that."
This is Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural speech given at the steps of City Hall in downtown New York City on January 1, 2026. My fellow New Yorkers, today begins a new…
By Joshua Scheer First off, happy New Year. Late last night, Zohran Mamdani was sworn in deep in the bowels of a New York City subway station. Then this morning,…
Mamdani made himself an approachable, real and concerned New Yorker who was able to both identify the issues facing ordinary citizens as well as solutions he plans to implement.
Mamdani’s 400+ person transition team signals — for the most part — an encouraging representation of the movement.
