For the Movement That Elected Zohran Mamdani, Now Comes the Hard Part

By electing Zohran Mamdani mayor, New York City made history. Now comes the hard part.

Holding political office is not the same thing as wielding political power—especially for the left. The CEOs of Blackrock, Vanguard, KKR, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs are not suddenly going to say, “OK, socialists, you won. Here are the keys to the city.”