Letter: ‘Centrists’ Don’t Represent America

Letter: ‘Centrists’ don’t represent America

Three democratic socialists win primaries in New York City, and just like that, the fake “centrist” pundit class is clutching pearls and deflecting blame. Froma Harrop’s column “Dems, don’t embrace far left” (The Columbian, June 26) is of that ilk, attempting to place blame for loss of Congress on “defunding police” and “transgender issues,” none of which actually was relevant to Congress. Read more...

The New York elections and the political role of the Democratic Socialists of America

In an interview with ABC’s “This Week” program on Sunday, Mamdani laid out his conception of “democratic socialism.”

TheVoiceOfJoyce Who are the Democratic Socialists? They’re young Democrats out to defeat the big business agenda. I don’t agree with their anti Israel position. I do support rights for workers and Universal Healthcare. I’m giving Mamdani a chance and he’s doing right by providing cooling centers during our heat wave. He’s even making mobile cooling centers available to the public. We’re putting more closes garbage units on streets to stop the rat population and maintain cleanliness. All pragmatic solutions I’ve supported. This is a fledgling movement and they’re preferable to MAGA pro business legislators.

The Republican National Committee is so confident the surging democratic socialists will mean losses for Democrats nationally, they sent a condolence card and flowers to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Share But the wins may not be the political kryptonite Republicans are hoping for. First, let’s clear something up: Communism and democratic socialism are not the same thing. Communism is a form of government popularized by Marx, in which a…

Sawicky: Fear Not the S Word

Much excitement—of very different types—has followed the electoral victories in New York City and elsewhere of folks describing themselves as “democratic socialists.” Truth is, there are multiple definitions of it, like varieties of Christianity. Even within the “Democratic Socialists of…