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Mamdani’s mayorship is an unprecedented opportunity for the left. But ultimately, he's only as strong as the movement behind him.
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In the 1940s and ’50s, comics like “Is This Tomorrow” taught Americans that socialism was something to be feared. Today, the same propaganda still lingers.
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