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Can Zohran Mamdani Expand the Left’s Base?

As Zohran Mamdani mounts a surging campaign for NYC mayor, his bid is becoming a model to replicate for the next wave of the US left. Can he expand his appeal to working-class demographics the Left has so far struggled to reach?

Europe Is Still Enabling Israel’s Crimes in Gaza

Some European states have recently started using more critical language about Israel’s genocidal onslaught against Gaza, rhetorically distancing themselves from the US line. But their ongoing record of complicity speaks louder than their words.

Trump Is Delivering an Iran War No One Wants

Donald Trump is on the brink of a war with Iran that wouldn’t be good for Israel, the United States, civilians on all sides, or even his own political future. But because of his inability to stand up to Israel, it may not matter.

Well-Endowed

University finances are structured to insulate education from the whims of politics — at the expense of students, workers, and the rest of us.

Will Pope Leo XIV Confront MAGA?

Robert Francis Prevost, the first US-born pope, embodies Catholicism’s anti-nationalist ethos. Will he follow Pope Francis in confronting the resurgence of nativism in the US and abroad?