Zohran Mamdani Archives | Washington Monthly

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, speak during a round table discussion on the high cost of housing, on Capitol Hill, January 7, 2026, in Washington.

Democratic Voters Are Boiling Mad at the Democratic Establishment, and It’s Ridiculous

by Bill Scher August 4, 2026August 10, 2026

The opposition party is on an electoral roll yet is pilloried for not fighting Donald Trump hard enough.

Visitors view exhibits in the Lincoln Memorial undercroft in Washington, D.C.

A Better Celebration of America at 250

by Dale Berning Sawa July 29, 2026July 29, 2026

Senator Bernie Sanders and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stand together in Brooklyn, where the Democratic voters' anti-establishment fury has moved from protest to power.

Democratic Voters Have Had Enough

by David Atkins July 3, 2026July 2, 2026

DSA's recent string of left-wing primary upsets has been framed as a revolt against Democratic moderates. But the defeated were progressives.

The Fight in the Democratic Party Is Not Left vs. Center, But Left vs. Left

by Bill Scher July 2, 2026July 1, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York.

Mamdani’s Movement Interests May Collide with His Mayoral Interests

by Bill Scher June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Growing Antisemitism: People raise the Israeli flag as former hostage families and supporters march during the annual Israel Day Parade on May 18, 2025, in New York.

Antisemitism—Left, Right, and Growing

by David Masciotra May 31, 2026June 1, 2026

How to Save Capitalism

by Anne Kim May 20, 2026May 19, 2026

Hasan Piker.

The Internet Is Bigger Than Hasan Piker

by Bill Scher April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Primarily, Unity: Supporters of State Representative James Talarico, who won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas this week, held black-and-white signs reading “Love Thy Neighbor” at an election night event on March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.

Texas Democrats Chose Faith Over Fighting

by Samantha Powers March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Let the Affordability Bidding War Begin

by Paul Glastris February 3, 2026February 3, 2026