Mamdani vs the Democrats

Zohran Mamdani has risen from nowhere to lead the race for New York mayor. Why is a Democratic party in crisis shunning him and his populist agenda?

By Atul Dev

October 8, 2025

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Atul Dev is a journalist based in New York. His stories have appeared in the Guardian Long Read, the New York Review of Books and the Caravan, where he was a staff writer for seven years

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