The Left Is About to Take Power. The Stakes Could Not Be Higher.

MSN.com ^ | 11/06/2025 | Álvaro López

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Zohran Mamdani’s triumph has given socialists huge power in New York City. Now they must use it well—or see the ruling class crush them.

Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York City has thrust the US democratic socialist movement into the national spotlight. If Mamdani’s triumphant affordability platform—which includes plans to provide universal childcare by increasing taxes on high-income earners—is implemented, it could lead to a significant transfer of wealth from the wealthy elite to the working class and provide a blueprint for socialist leaders across the country. Equally, if Mamdani’s mission is stymied, the forces banking on his failure will use it as a weapon to try and banish the left everywhere. In other words, the stakes of a Mamdani mayoralty could not be higher. That’s why it’s so crucial for the left and progressive movements to adopt a mass politics orientation during Mamdani’s tenure, the 2026 midterms, and beyond.

Mamdani’s rise is partly due to the corporate elite’s failure to defend working-class New Yorkers against the city’s cost-of-living crisis. It’s also because corporate Democrats lacked a strategy to counter Mamdani’s left-wing populist economic message, which resonated with many New Yorkers who came to see themselves as renters and working people struggling with affordability because of the billionaire class.

Now, the movement behind Mamdani’s election is poised to stand up against the chaos fueled by Donald Trump’s policies, particularly those that have exacerbated economic inequality. The same strategy and message that worked so well for Mamdani can be used to challenge corporate Democrats in the midterms, holding them accountable for their inaction on the cost-of-living crisis and their failure to build a diverse coalition against authoritarianism.

Win the Affordability Agenda 

The Mamdani campaign transformed the New York City electorate, tapping into long-ignored Muslim and...

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[Texas Fossil]

“The Left Is About to Take Power.”

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With What?

Double Bag BARF Alert!

[TornadoAlley3]

Israel may not allow Zorro to succeed.

[WashingtonSource]

This article is a reprint from The Nation, an avowedly Communist organization. They are cheering on socialism but worrying if it doesn’t go well, it will set back socialists all across America. This article deserves a BARF indicator.

[Baladas]

well, Billy and Eric weren’t exactly MAGA...

[ClearCase_guy]

Mayor of NYC
Governor of VA
A few other spots

We have the House, the Senate, the White House and the Supreme Court.

But if the media think the Left is “about to take power”, I guess that’s their business.

[escapefromboston]

Dems have taken over New York !!!!

[Orosius]

The actual working class in NYC, what’s left of it, did not vote for Mamdani the Commie. His voters are overwhelmingly white, single, young, female and college degree-ed. These petit bourgeois useful idiots have no class consciousness at all, and just float along with whatever presents as hip and anti-Trump.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“If Mamdani’s mission is stymied...” — Álvaro López, MSN.com

Yeah, socialism never fails because it is simply unworkable and antithetical to human nature. No, it fails because it is “stymied.” Just look at Cuba, for example. It would have been a wonderful workers’ paradise if the USA had just not “stymied” its success. (/s folks)

Lopez seems to be a true-believer idiot. He would sing a different tune if his parents had been executed by Castro.

[gunnut]

When anyone with money that can move out of NYC, the socialist takeover will be done. I read somewhere that 67% of NYC income tax revenue comes from the top 10%.

[FlingWingFlyer]

As long as Hegseth and his boys continue blowing their drug supply to hell their “powah” ain’t sh**. They’ll continue being angry and pissed off as hell.

[bigbob]

I wish everyone would just shut up about what Mamdami is going to do.

NYC is deep blue, whichever democrat wins the primary wins the general election, so this outcome hasn’t been in doubt for months.

There is no reason to doubt that Mamdami will do everything he has promised, regardless of the cost or impact. There’s not a scintilla of evidence that he plans to back down, although we won’t know until he acts.

In the meantime, can’t we talk about something else, because there’s not a damn thing any of us can do about it, just as there wasn’t a damn thing any conservative voters in NYC could do to prevent this.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

The Muslims have taken power in NYC, although they see it as conquering NYC. They used leftists to do so.

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[Phoenix8]

Anyone shocked MSN would post such an article basically promoting socialism ?

Me neither.

Fake news flagship.

[Tell It Right]

Agreed. Laughably the article refers to the “ruling class” as those against socialism. It’s the opposite. Socialism always empowers the ruling class to rule even harder.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

OK, the dog has caught the car. Let’s see what happens now.

[MrRelevant]

All of the Mayors dreams depend in State and City Legislation to pass first. There better be a way these hacks can make money from communism or those votes may not be easy to come by…. Especially once the fat cats start leaving for the south.

[iamgalt]

Lol Good one.

[rktman]

Not sure the moronamiists will realize what they’ve done in 4 years. May take more than that. Or they may like it.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Need Jesus yet?

Nope! Still got some anger left in me to type....