Socialist Mayor in the Capital of Global Capitalism: Zohran ‘Mamdami’ and the Continuing Afterlives of Occupy

The dramatic election of Zohran Mamdani as the incoming Mayor of New York city provides a rare ray of progressive hope in bleak times. In this contribution, a “big picture” account and analyses of some of the structural and ideological factors that contributed to Mamdani’s victory, is offered. The deindustrialization of manufacturing in the United States, the disappearance of stable jobs, the struggle to make ends meet made the working people of New York very receptive to Mamdani’s consistent message to tackle the multiple dimensions of the affordability crisis. Grassroots organizing and campaigning by Mamdani and his massive team of volunteers sealed is victory as a socialist mayor of the capital of global capitalism.