‘Zohran Mamdani represents the future New York’: socialist riding high in bid to be mayor

The progressive democrat from Queens is the son of a famous film-maker and poised to take on front-runner Andrew Cuomo

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-new-york-city-mayor

 

SIMON SCHAMA Uncovers New Histories in ‘The Holocaust, 80 Years On’ (Amanpour and Company)

https://youtu.be/DTsGT94RqD4?si=4xxkKF6mqO921SZ6

 

Novelist Katie Kitamura: ‘As Trump tries to take away everything I love, it’s never been clearer that writing matters’

Sophie McBain

The Japanese-American author of unsettling new novel Audition talks about why fiction isn’t frivolous, family life with fellow writer Hari Kunzru, and how US authors are facing a critical moment

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/12/novelist-katie-kitamura-as-trump-tries-to-take-away-everything-i-love-its-never-been-clearer-that-writing-matters

 ‘JOHN HENRY’ Giddens and Robinson

https://youtu.be/x20E5BL1aBI?si=C7Ez7ukDbx2ktLfA

 

 

BERNIE AT COACHELLA

https://youtu.be/vJ66dYe0bBs?si=RydZEUPlH1sTp1k_

 M. GESSEN is good every time in the New York Times.

OPINION

M. GESSEN

This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They Dare

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/opinion/trump-higher-education.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

 

https://youtu.be/KVPJdZyf3Pc?si=qpN2Mzabgr_Y61h0