There’s been a jolt of hope in the air. In a time of dismal political conditions with a fascist in the White House, an ongoing genocide, bombs falling on Iran and Syria and Palestine, a ray of light in the darkness affects us differently than it would otherwise. In a sea of acquiescent Democrats who claim to fight fascism but instead write letters and give aimless speeches, a wave of actual organizing to seize power for the people has ushered forth from New York City, the heart of the empire and the belly of the beast.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory was unexpected, particularly to the establishment that lined up behind a sexual predator to oppose the insurgent democratic socialist.
