About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of recent Democratic primary wins in NYC and the surrounding political tensions.

By 7:30 this morning, I had to get out of the house and walk it off, “it” being the Democratic primary wins last night of three Mamdani-backed candidates: Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier (whose full name I did not know in the audio) and Claire Valdez. Chevalier and Valdez are backed by the DSA. Lander is not directly but was Mamdani’s man over Dan Goldman so, same-same-ish. Speaking of Goldman: Mamdani’s opinion on the matter: My response to Mamdani: Do you see why I needed to walk things off? I will remind readers that I have seen Portlanders smash the windows of a Jewish-owned restaurant and spray-paint another with swastikas. That I have seen young people cheer murder in the streets. You can see why I needed to walk things off this morning, and sure, maybe I extrapolate, play out the string, wonder if the city—so hot on the heels of the beautiful collective effervescence bequeathed by the Knicks—is in for some very bad times. But seriously, why are people chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” to their chosen candidate winning a local NYC primary? Could it be, as I tweeted, that theur “chosen candidates' stump speeches slipped in anti-Israel…

People in this episode

Host: Make More Pie

Topics covered

• politics
• socialism
• elections
• local news
• activism

Keywords

• socialism
• Democratic primary
• Mamdani
• NYC elections
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DSA

Places: Portland, NYC, Palestine

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