Zohran Mamdani’s victory proves it: progressive politics can still triumph
The mayoralty of New York proves the left can win when it focuses on delivering for people.
When Zohran Mamdani won the race to become mayor of New York City this week, it felt bigger than a municipal contest.
A 34-year-old democratic socialist, the son of Ugandan-Indian immigrants, and a figure once dismissed as too radical for mainstream politics, Mamdani’s vi…





