Marc Abear: Zohran Mamdani is elected as new NYC socialist mayor

<em>Jacobin </em>magazine denounces left-wing criticism of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

Following Mamdani’s fundraisers with billionaires and decision to retain NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Jacobin insisted that left-moving workers, youth and students should refrain from any serious political criticism of “leftist elected officials.”

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…

Zohran Mamdani can’t ruin New York City

Mayors come and go, but New York City remains fundamentally itself.

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…

Marc Abear: Zohran Mamdani is elected as new NYC socialist mayor

To The Daily Sun,