Sharia Socialism in NYC, Or Just Smarter Governance? (with Ryan Cooper)

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What's happened in New York City since Zohran Mamdani became mayor in January? Has it become a Marxist-Islamic bastion, ruled by a soviet in the succeeding three months? Trent and Caitlin discuss the Sharia Socialism of NYC Mayor Mamdani, the naked vice signalling and stove-touching of the GOP with author Ryan Cooper.Resourceshttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanlcooper.comhttps://prospect.org/https://www.leftanchor.com/https://gothamist.com/news/facing-historic-blizzard-mamdani-says-nyc-learned-lessons-from-last-snowstormhttps://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-nyc-subways-ridership-report-2025/https://www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberalism-30-rethinking-international-trade/

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