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Black Friday, Red Tower
Nov 28, 2025

Black Friday, Red Tower

I. In late November of 2008, Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death by a few dozen of his fellow human beings. Damour was a large man, reportedly 6 feet 5 inches in height, and just 34 years old, but neither his size nor his relative youth could save him. He had the misfortune to work as a retail clerk at a Walmart in Long Island, New York, and it was Black Friday. 

The Rise of Zohran Mamdani: From 2021 Hunger Strike to Mayoral Election Victory
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Nov 28, 2025

The Rise of Zohran Mamdani: From 2021 Hunger Strike to Mayoral Election Victory

The Historic Rise of Zohran Mamdani: Democracy Now! Coverage from 2021 Hunger Strike to Election Night
Nov 28, 2025

The Historic Rise of Zohran Mamdani: Democracy Now! Coverage from 2021 Hunger Strike to Election Night

As Zohran Mamdani prepares to become New York’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor on January 1, we look at the historic rise of the democratic socialist who shocked the political establishment. We spend the hour hearing Mamdani in his own words and look at the grassroots coalition that helped him pull off what’s been described as “one of the great political upsets in modern American history.”