Scheer Post • Jan 2, 2026
Tax the Rich, Say Mamdani, Sanders, and NYC Inauguration Crowd
“For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it,” said the new mayor. “Our City Hall will change that."
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Democracy Now • Jan 2, 2026
Mamdani Takes Oath at Abandoned NYC Subway Station to Highlight Plan to Improve Public Transit
New York City started 2026 with a new mayor, as democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani made history when he was sworn in as the city’s first Muslim, first South Asian and first African-born leader, as well as the youngest in over a century. Ahead of a public ceremony on New Year’s Day that drew tens of thousands of people in the freezing cold, Mamdani was privately sworn in at midnight by New York Attorney General Tish James in a small ceremony held at a decommissioned subway station below City Hall. He took his oath using two Qur’ans, including one that belonged to his grandfather. Andrew Epstein, one of Mamdani’s closest advisers, spoke with Democracy Now! about the significance of the private ceremony and how it connected the new mayor to the history of the city he now leads.
Scheer Post • Jan 2, 2026
Patrick Lawrence: New Year’s Notes on Purported Leaders
It is no use hoping for any alteration in the collective West’s course so long as today’s “purported leaders” remain in office.
Scheer Post • Jan 2, 2026
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook
Trumpism has been aided by divestment that hollowed higher ed out from the core, AAUP President Todd Wolfson says.
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The Majority Report • Jan 2, 2026
Epstein Investigation Getting Under Trump's Skin | Heather ‘Digby’ Parton | TMR
Semafor • Jan 2, 2026
New York inaugurates Zohran Mamdani as mayor
Mamdani surged from a relative unknown to become the face of progressive politics in the US.
Semafor • Jan 2, 2026
Guinea’s military ruler elected president following 2021 coup
Rights groups and domestic critics argue that Mamady Doumbouya has steadily stifled dissent in the African nation.
Semafor • Jan 2, 2026
Trump says in ‘perfect’ health despite signs of aging
At 79, Trump is the oldest person to assume the country’s presidency.
Semafor • Jan 2, 2026
Venezuela’s Maduro says open to talks with the US
Washington has ramped up military pressure on Caracas in what it has argued is an effort to combat drug trafficking.
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Rep. Khanna Slams DOJ for Not Launching New Probes of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Co-Conspirators’
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Illinois Representative Asks God to Get Trump to “Do What Is Right”
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Trump’s FBI Raid Could Lead to a Takeover of Elections in Georgia’s Largest County
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ACLU Calls On UN to Initiate ‘Urgent Action’ Protocols Over Trump’s Authoritarian Abuses in Minnesota
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