Peter Lucas

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.

Billionaires financed primary attacks on Zohran Mamdani’s democratic socialism.

Mamdani embraced the label and explained what it meant.

When the votes were counted, he won a sweeping 56-44 victory.

New Yorkers are not afraid of Mamdani — or his vision for a future that serves the working class.

The Socialist Candidate for New York In the election to be New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani is waging war on the city’s establishment and capturing the public’s imagination in the process. Will it be enough…

In the election to be New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani is waging war on the city’s establishment and capturing the public’s imagination in the process. Will it be enough to succeed?

The Socialist Candidate for New York In the election to be New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani is waging war on the city’s establishment and capturing the public’s imagination in the process. Will it be enough…

Campaigners numbering in the tens of thousands have spread out over the city to knock on more than one million doors, flyer street corners and early voting sites, and even take to the East River by boat.

Neal Meyer on Zohran Mamdani's mayoral bid.

Zohran Mamdani Just Showed How to Stand Up to Trump Mamdani and Brad Lander prove they know how to say “no” to a lawless president and his war—while rival Andrew Cuomo stumbles.

HOW TO STAND UP TO TRUMP
(NYC Mayor Primary Edition)

RIGHT: Zohran Mamdani
“Donald Trump’s… unconstitutional military action represents a dark new chapter in his endless betrayals that now threaten to plunge the world deeper into chaos.”

WRONG: Andrew Cuomo
“I think the world is a safer place.”

Why Bernie Sanders Says It’s Critical to Elect Mamdani and Reject Cuomo Speaking to The Nation, the senator hails the "grassroots movement supporting Zohran" as a vital alternative to "the billionaire establishment supporting Cuomo.”

Why Bernie Sanders Says It’s Critical to Elect Mamdani and Reject Cuomo

Speaking to The Nation, the senator hails the “grassroots movement supporting Zohran” as a vital alternative to “the billionaire establishment supporting Cuomo.”

The US Should Not Support Israel's War on Iran, say Democrats and Republicans Bernie Sanders has sponsored an anti-war resolution in the Senate, while conservative Thomas Massie is doing the same in the House.

Republicans and Dems find common ground in telling Trump:
No War With Iran!

Republican Thomas Massie: “This is not our war.. . I’m introducing a War Powers Resolution tomorrow to prohibit our involvement. I invite all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution.”

Democrat AOC: “Signing on!”

“The benefit of being a movement-elected official is that we’re guided by what is happening on the ground in a truly democratic way that extends beyond the ballot box.”

Full interview:

I spoke with Council Member Alexa Avilés about her re-election campaign, why the real estate industry and pro-Israel lobby are spending so much to unseat her, and protecting immigrants under Trump.

Zohran Mamdani Is Surging at Just the Right Time By running a campaign in the La Guardia tradition, the insurgent New York mayoral candidate is closing the gap with Andrew Cuomo—and winning support from AOC.

“It’s not complicated: landlords know they can make a lot more money if Andrew Cuomo is in City Hall. That's why they're going all in.
— NYC mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on why landlords are funding his Dem primary rival

NOTE: There are more tenant voters than landlord voters.

Alexa Avilés: “I Am Deeply Committed to the Working Class” Socialist New York City Council member Alexa Avilés is running for reelection against a Democratic primary candidate backed by big real estate and pro-Israel money. We spoke to her about her record an...

Socialist New York City Council member Alexa Avilés is running for reelection against a Democratic primary candidate backed by big real estate and pro-Israel money.

We spoke to her about her record and the forces that want her out of office.

Zohran Mamdani Is Surging at Just the Right Time By running a campaign in the La Guardia tradition, the insurgent New York mayoral candidate is closing the gap with Andrew Cuomo—and winning support from AOC.

Zohran Mamdani’s momentum had already made him Andrew Cuomo’s closest competitor in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary competition by the time he had a strong debate showing and then secured AOC’s endorsement. Mamdani is surging at precisely the right moment.

Shahana Hanif Won’t Back Down Targeted by billionaires and right-wing PACs, the first Muslim woman on the New York City Council is defending gig workers, tenants, and the Gaza solidarity movement.

“It is evident that [Eric Adams’s] administration doesn’t prioritize working people and families and is OK with peeling off investments from public schools, childcare, parks, and so much more.”

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

I interviewed @shahanafrombk.bsky.social about why corporations and billionaires are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to unseat her. Read below:

Shahana Hanif Won’t Back Down Targeted by billionaires and right-wing PACs, the first Muslim woman on the New York City Council is defending gig workers, tenants, and the Gaza solidarity movement.

Targeted by billionaires and right-wing PACs, the first Muslim woman on the New York City Council is defending gig workers, tenants, and the Gaza solidarity movement.

Shahana Hanif Won’t Back Down Targeted by billionaires and right-wing PACs, the first Muslim woman on the New York City Council is defending gig workers, tenants, and the Gaza solidarity movement.

🎸 No, I won't back down! 🎸 www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Israel in the Cold Israel’s absence in recent negotiations between Trump, Hamas, and Middle Eastern leaders potentially signals a crossroads in the US-Israeli relationship, as the genocidal campaign might be losing…

‘The struggle of the Palestinian people for dignity, freedom and human rights has shown in practice what they have always attested to: existence is resistance.’

Jonathon Shafi on deteriorating US-Israeli relations:

Bad news: after making it to another final round of an interview for an editing job, I got rejected

Good news: adopted a mama cat and her kitten

Back to trying to use this account more…

This is a fantastic piece in @thenation.com with this particularly absurd anecdote — the REI CEO invoking social justice language to union bust.
www.thenation.com/article/econ...

Opinion | Wisconsin’s Legislature has a growing Socialist Caucus John Nichols: With the message of putting working-class folks ahead of corporations and billionaires, socialist lawmakers are making gains in the Capitol.

The Socialist Caucus in the Wisconsin Legislature Just Doubled in Size

One of my favorite contemporary bands, @thebrazenyouth.bsky.social , made an account — hometown, the brazen youth if these wild winds are yours, love it all, etc. just can’t skip classics. Cool to see them on here.

YouTube video by Verso Books Noah Kulwin on American Foreign Policy under Trump

I am so grateful we have publishing houses like @versobooks.bsky.social that take politics seriously. Great video with Noah Kulwin and wonderfully produced www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkI1...

We are bringing this back in a very big way

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Just because the GOP are war hawks does not change the fact that Harris and Dems wanted more Gazan blood spilled.

Who is speaking now?

Who is speaking now?

Gladys the cat, Gladys the GOAT