Zohran Mamdani

Attendees during an election night event with Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, not pictured, in New York City on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. More than 930,000 New Yorkers cast their ballots in the city's Democratic primary, with more than half withstanding record temperatures to vote at polling stations on Tuesday.

Is This the Decade of the Youth Vote? Is This the Decade of the Youth Vote?

Young voters showed up for Zohran Mamdani. They could reshape American politics elsewhere, too.

Aug 11, 2025 / Tisya Mavuram

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks with former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani (L) as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right looks on during the 15th Anniversary of September 11 at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, on September 11, 2016, in New York.

New Yorkers Aren’t About to Elect a Mayor Who Makes Common Cause With Donald Trump New Yorkers Aren’t About to Elect a Mayor Who Makes Common Cause With Donald Trump

Amid reports that Cuomo is consulting with Trump and telling business leaders he doesn’t want a fight with the president, Zohran Mamdani sees a “betrayal of the city.”

Aug 8, 2025 / John Nichols

Zohran Mamdani takes photos with supporters during a press conference at the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council building on July 02, 2025, in New York City.

Democrats: Let’s Get Our Shit Together! Democrats: Let’s Get Our Shit Together!

Or, to put it another way: Stop helping Republicans and back people like Zohran Mamdani. Now!

Aug 1, 2025 / Justin Brannan

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor attends a primary victory celebration with leaders and members of the city's labor unions, including the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, 32BJ SEIU, New York State Nurses Association, and NY City Central Labor Council in Manhattan, New York, United States on July 2, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani Must Confront the NYPD. Here's What He Can Do. Zohran Mamdani Must Confront the NYPD. Here's What He Can Do.

No single issue will be more challenging for a Mayor Mamdani than policing. But there are concrete steps he can take to reform the NYPD and curb its culture of impunity.

Jul 24, 2025 / Alex S. Vitale

Zohran Mamdani speaks at the United Palace Theater in Manhattan on July 10, 2025.

How Zohran Mamdani Should Govern How Zohran Mamdani Should Govern

Running New York City is brutal. But if he wins in November, there are key lessons from past mayors that Mamdani should learn from.

Jul 21, 2025 / Waleed Shahid

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, participates in an endorsement event with Representative Adriano Espaillat at the United Palace Theater in Manhattan on July 10, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On? Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On?

Mamdani won a record-setting primary victory, and unions, grassroots Democratic groups, and savvy elected officials are rushing to back him. Now it’s the establishment’s turn.

Jul 11, 2025 / John Nichols

Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025.

New Yorkers Aren’t Afraid of a Democratic Socialist Mayor New Yorkers Aren’t Afraid of a Democratic Socialist Mayor

Andrew Cuomo's allies spent a fortune shouting that Zohran Mamdani is a socialist. Result? A Mamdani landslide in the Democratic primary.

Jul 2, 2025 / John Nichols

New York City Council member Chi Osse speaks at the New York Working Families Party rally in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York.

Chi Ossé Is Tired of the Same Old Nonsense Chi Ossé Is Tired of the Same Old Nonsense

From Kirsten Gillibrand (“she should resign”) to Eric Adams (“a power-hungry, egotistical man”) to the Democratic establishment, NYC’s Gen Z political star doesn’t hold back.

Jul 2, 2025 / Q&A / Andrew Sciallo

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani travels by subway to the “No Kings” protest in Bryant Park, New York City, on June 14, 2025.

The Smear Campaign Against Zohran Mamdani Failed. That’s a Huge Deal. The Smear Campaign Against Zohran Mamdani Failed. That’s a Huge Deal.

Mamdani understood what the people who tried to demonize him did not: that voters aren’t buying the same old smears about Palestine anymore.

Jun 27, 2025 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

New York mayoral candidate state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) greets voters with Democratic mayoral candidate Michael Blake on 161st Street on June 24, 2025, in the South Bronx in New York City.

The Democratic Party Establishment Should Follow Zohran Mamdani’s Example The Democratic Party Establishment Should Follow Zohran Mamdani’s Example

Once they get over the shock, the idea-starved Democrats at the national level should learn from Zohran Mamdani: Actually give citizens something to vote for.

Jun 26, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

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