The Red-State War Against Blue Cities The Red-State War Against Blue Cities
St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by expanding.
Mar 20, 2026 / Devin Thomas O’Shea
Mamdani Stumbles Over the Irish Question Mamdani Stumbles Over the Irish Question
The mayor’s difficulty in handling a question on Irish unification wasn’t entirely his fault. But it was also a trap he should have seen coming.
Mar 19, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time
Laura Flanders speaks with Christopher Armitage and Sumathy Kumar about “soft secession” and building a government that actually works for people.
Mar 18, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor
In a union of religion, culture, sports, and politics, a rookie for the New York Knicks broke bread with the youngest mayor in the city’s modern history.
Mar 16, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of an Affordable New York Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of an Affordable New York
A new book revisits the public housing programs of the 1930s.
Mar 16, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Freeman
A Trial by Fire for Tisch and Mamdani, New York’s Premier Odd Couple A Trial by Fire for Tisch and Mamdani, New York’s Premier Odd Couple
How this weekend’s failed attack outside Gracie Mansion could reinforce the strange-bedfellows alliance between the mayor and the police commissioner.
Mar 12, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
The People Transforming Mamdani’s Promises Into Policy The People Transforming Mamdani’s Promises Into Policy
Staffing matters!
Mar 11, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How the Theatrics of Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Backfired How the Theatrics of Mamdani’s Trump Meeting Backfired
By pandering to the president’s vanity, the New York mayor reinforced Trump’s image as a strongman commanding deference—an especially bad look on the eve of Trump’s war with Iran
Mar 5, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan
New York City Hospitals Fold to Trump. Will Zohran Mamdani Defend Trans Care? New York City Hospitals Fold to Trump. Will Zohran Mamdani Defend Trans Care?
As a candidate, Zohran Mamdani made promises to New York City’s trans community. With two hospital systems ending trans youth care, he’s now facing his first test.
Mar 2, 2026 / Sophie Hurwitz
Mamdani Meets a Second Snow Crisis With Enhanced Resolve—and a Little Luck Mamdani Meets a Second Snow Crisis With Enhanced Resolve—and a Little Luck
The mayor mobilized New York's resources nimbly and creatively. Now, on to the budget
Feb 26, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan