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Zohran Mamdani and the Revolutionary Aesthetic

October 18, 2026

In recent days, there has been an unmistakable fracturing in anti-imperialist attitudes toward Zohran Mamdani, especially within the groups without whom he would not have been elected Mayor of New York City. Heralded as a standard-bearer for democratic socialism and internationalist solidarity as recently as a few weeks ago, Mamdani is now facing intense left-wing […]

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Hamza Shehryar is a writer and journalist. He covers film, culture, and global politics.

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