The democracy is not just under attack from an authoritarian administration in Washington, it’s also under attack from within, in a withering belief in its relevance to the struggles of everyday people.
Mamdani addresses the threats to democracy and the need for political engagement.
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For too long, our party has seen its job as managing decline rather than delivering for working people.
At Rental Ripoff Hearings across the five boroughs, we heard from thousands of New Yorkers living with mold that was never treated, pests that were never addressed and fees that were never explained. Listening was only the first step.
“Those ideals upon which our nation was built – they are strong enough to endure any authoritarian regime, but only if we reach for them,”
government is not too busy, not too self-important, not too mired in paperwork to fix the problems of this city.
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