With a global platform, Mamdani can call attention to human rights abuses in his birth country, Uganda, particularly those against the musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine.
Ed Koch
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The Power Brokers
Jonathan Mahler’s portrait of four crucial years in 1980s New York City shows a volatile and divided city in crisis, with loudmouths from Al Sharpton to Rudy Giuliani to Donald Trump accumulating power.
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Can Andrew Cuomo Really Make a Political Comeback?
It’s hard to imagine, given his pugilistic tenure as governor before resigning in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. But the recent settlement between the Justice Department and the current governor’s office shouldn’t be the decisive issue if he runs for New York City mayor.
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The Democratic Hunger Games
After a redistricting fiasco pits New York Democrats against each other, careers are lost, but the state looks the same.
Posted inJuly 1984
On Political Books
What’s next for Ed Koch? Cover boy, that’s what. The ever-visible Ed has never been more ubiquitous than in the months since publication of his controversial autobiography, Mayor. He’s hit the top of the nationwide best-sellers list, he’s done guest spots on such shows as “Gimme a Break” and ‘All My Children,’ he’s milked the […]
