Largely ignored in coverage of the democratic socialist movement that helped produce Zohran Mamdani is this basic fact: at a time of rising authoritarianism, socialists have succeeded by old-fashioned ...

New York City has elected a democratic socialist as its next mayor. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won with a progressive platform focused on making the city more affordable, through free bus service, ...

After World War II, political parties championing redistribution, full employment, and egalitarianism gained power across the globe, especially in Western Europe. But why did these social democrats ...

Trotsky famously rejected the possibility of socialism in one country. What about in one city? Successful social democratic politics at the municipal level really can work, but it requires rethinking ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2019. Credit: Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa USA via AP Images In Socialism, his 1972 magnum opus, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK − According to his friend Kenny Burgos, Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign to lead New York City began with him musing ...

Progressives have long sought to transform the United States into a Scandinavian-style social democracy. New York City offers a plausible demonstration of what that might look like—and it’s not an ...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a campaign rally in October. All three identify as democratic socialists. (Angela ...