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Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate "Politics of Optimism" at His Inauguration
Democracy Now • 3 weeks ago

Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate "Politics of Optimism" at His Inauguration

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani supporters, including a high school student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, about what the day represented to them, their hopes for the new administration and how it could set a model for progressives across the country. “Organized people will always be more powerful than organized money,” said Diana Moreno, a fellow democratic socialist who is running for Mamdani’s vacant seat in the New York State Assembly.

Still the Golden State?
Scheer Post • 3 weeks ago

Still the Golden State?

Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026.

Mamdani Takes Oath at Abandoned NYC Subway Station to Highlight Plan to Improve Public Transit
Democracy Now • 3 weeks ago

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.

We Know What’s Killing Loons and How to Stop It. So Why Are They Still Dying?
Mother Jones • 3 weeks ago

We Know What’s Killing Loons and How to Stop It. So Why Are They Still Dying?

This story was originally published by bioGraphic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in Massachusetts when a colleague from New Hampshire called. “I’ve got a dead loon here,” she said. “If I bring it down to you, can you tell me […]

Epstein Investigation Getting Under Trump's Skin | Heather ‘Digby’ Parton | TMR
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The Majority Report • 3 weeks ago

Epstein Investigation Getting Under Trump's Skin | Heather ‘Digby’ Parton | TMR

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