Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is really leaning into socialism. It makes sense, given the leftward lurch of the Democratic Party.
Mamdani, 33, championed by the media and celebrities, has vowed to enact policies fellow socialists Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Mayor Bill de Blasio could only dream of in their 30s. Mamdani wants to create city-owned grocery stores, but only one per borough. What difference will that make? Not much, initially, but it will be an entrée to more and other government-owned sectors of the economy.
When Mamdani was in the State Assembly, he pushed a dramatic rollback of laws intended to curb crime, including ending cash bail, decriminalizing sex work, legalizing marijuana, and creating safe injection sites.
Mamdani wants
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