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Zohran Mamdani Is Now the Democratic Nominee—And Would Be New York's First Socialist Mayor

Mamdani is continuing a proud tradition of bringing socialist politics to New York to uplift the working class. Over a century ago, Morris Hillquit mounted a similar campaign.

Miles Kampf-Lassin and Aaron Welt

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End the U.S. War on Iran Now

Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are a dangerous act of war. Congress must act now to end the attacks and stop the U.S. from getting involved in another forever war.

Phyllis Bennis

HousingPolitics

Will NYC's Long-Suffering Tenants Carry Zohran Mamdani to Victory?

A close look inside the campaign that has helped turn New York City renters into a force to be reckoned with.

Thomas Birmingham

DispatchPolitics

“No Kings” Seeded a Mass Movement Against Trump, Backed by Labor

The major protests in mid-June rallied millions in defense of immigrant workers and against authoritarianism. Now what?

Luis Feliz Leon

ViewpointPalestine

Chicago Jewish Activists Embark on Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Gaza

Hunger strikes have deep roots in Chicago—and across the country—as escalations in campaigns for justice.

Shane Burley

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The U.S. Must Force Israel to End Its War on Iran

Israel is the main destabilizing force in the Middle East, and its attacks on Iran are being made possible by U.S. support. We bear special responsibility to work to end the bombing.

Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith

ViewpointPalestine

Jewish-Palestinian Solidarity Behind New Hunger Strike for Gaza

Because, writes columnist Eman Abdelhadi, starving Palestinians are met with bullets not bread.

Eman Abdelhadi

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Trump's Manufactured Crisis and the Urgency of Strategic Nonviolence

The challenge for movements now is not just to oppose Trump’s naked power grab, but to refuse to play the role he’s cast us in.

Paul Engler, Seth Woody, Carlos Rojas Rodriguez, Erin Bridges, Abbas Alawieh, Sophie Lasoff, Rachel Gilmer, Nicole Ektnitphong, Amanda Saich, Delaine Powerful, Anthony Vidal Torres, Lee Green, Dani Moscovitch, Alice Aguilar, et al

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The Gobs of Money and Lack of Vision at the Heart of Centrism

The corporate-funded “WelcomeFest” in DC showcased the problem facing Democrats: Nobody knows what they stand for.

Hamilton Nolan

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ICE Raids in Los Angeles Are a Declaration of War, and Angelenos Are Primed for Battle

Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, and that message was responded to in kind by the people of LA.

Tina Vásquez, Prism

LaborInterview

“Our Biggest Fear”: A Garment Worker Organizer on the ICE Raid That Set Off Mass Protest

“They're picking up folks who were literally just going about making their daily bread and terrorizing them in their place of work," says Marissa Nuncio, director of the Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles.

Thomas Birmingham

Labor

Trump Has Put a Target on SEIU, and the Labor Movement Is Fighting Back

The arrest of labor leader David Huerta in Los Angeles has put unions on the leading edge of resistance to mounting authoritarianism.

Luis Feliz Leon

ViewpointPolitics

Zohran Mamdani Can Become Our Generation’s Bernie Sanders

Mamdani is a young socialist politician with the potential for national appeal. But to transform New York City, he’ll have to build a wider base.

Bhaskar Sunkara

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The New York Times Tries to Manufacture Tension Between Mamdani and Jewish Voters That Simply Isn’t There

In the race for mayor, Zohran Mamdani is polling second with Jewish New Yorkers—but one would hardly know it reading the paper of record.

Adam Johnson

LaborPodcast

Is The Finish Line in Sight for the Country's Longest Ongoing Strike?

A conversation with three Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists on key updates in their two-and-a-half-year strike to win back their healthcare.

Maximillian Alvarez

Housing

Striking Tenants Withhold Rent for 247 Days and Win

A victory in Kansas City suggests that the tactics of organized labor can work for tenants.

Rebecca Burns

Dispatch

The Next Fight in the Democratic Party

Justice Democrats, the organization that backed Squad members like AOC and Ilhan Omar, has endorsed their first candidate for the 2026 cycle—Donavan McKinney.

Eli Day

PalestinePodcast

After Raids, Columbia, UMich Organizers Say “We Keep Us Safe”

As students are targeted for pro-Palestine speech, graduate unions step up with bargaining, mutual aid and political education.

Maximillian Alvarez