TD Column

Why Mamdani’s Win Isn’t a Total Victory

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Nov 6, 2025 The billionaire class' opposition has just begun. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

The True Test of Our Progress

Robert Reich / Substack Nov 5, 2025 A great day at the polls lights a path forward for Democrats and away from a world of Gatsby-themed billionaires’ balls. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

New York’s Working Class Elects a Movement Mayor

Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes Nov 5, 2025 How Zohran Mamdani beat the odds with a vision of municipal governance that serves the needs of working-class people in the style of Fiorello La Guardia. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

TD Column

Building Democracy, One City Budget at a Time

Celina Su / Truthdig Oct 31, 2025 To address the affordability crisis, cities must do more than elect progressive mayors. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

Playing Dead to Undermine Mamdani

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Sep 19, 2025 Centrists expect the left to “vote blue no matter who,” but feel no obligation to do the same when the shoe is on the other foot. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

In Praise of City-Owned Grocery Stores

Omar Ocampo, Maya Khadr / Inequality.org Aug 6, 2025 As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s proposal offers a solution to failures that create food insecurity. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

New ‘Donors’ to Eric Adams’ Reelection Campaign Say They Never Donated

Greg B. Smith and Haidee Chu / THE CITY Jul 24, 2025 The embattled New York mayor's campaign sought public matching funds for donors who insist they didn’t give. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Politics

Mamdani Hits Fundraising Record; Adams and Cuomo Strike Out

Greg B. Smith / THE CITY Jul 16, 2025 In the weeks around Mamdani’s primary victory, his campaign raised more than $852,000 and is now awarded $1 million in public matching funds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Column

No Mo’ Cuomos

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jul 3, 2025 Will the Democrats learn anything from Zohran Mamdani’s upset in New York’s mayoral primary or choose to keep losing? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

‘Most Worrisome …’

Ari Paul / FAIR Jun 30, 2025 How the media did their best to scare voters away from Zohran Mamdani in the primary for New York City mayor. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

A Knock at the Door

Colin Vanderburg / n+1 Jun 27, 2025 The campaign of Zohran Mamdani has brought a vision of New York — affordable, equal, communal, just — to the world. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Super PAC Election

Christopher Weyant Jun 26, 2025 Dig deeper