Next After Electing Zohran Mamdani: Taxing the Rich
For New York City socialists, electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor was the first step. The second, enacting his agenda, requires a successful state-level campaign pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the wealthy.
Several hundred supporters gathered for a rally kicking off New York City Democratic Socialists of America’s “Tax the Rich” campaign. (Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images)
“Power concedes nothing without a demand,” Brooklyn state senator Jabari Brisport thundered on Sunday, quoting Frederick Douglass. “And our demand is — ?”
The crowd yelled back, “Tax! the! Rich!”
Twelve days after democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s historic election as New York City mayor, several hundred supporters gathered for a rally in Union Square kicking off New York City Democratic Socialists of America’s (NYC-DSA) “Tax the Rich” campaign, cosponsored by a coalition of unions and grassroots left organizations.
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