Zohran Mamdani’s decisive mayoral victory was powered by a coalition of tenants, immigrants, and workers. Suzi talks to Alina Shen, Organizing Director of <a href="https://caaav.org/" rel="nofollow">CAAAV</a> (Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence), Jagpreet Singh, Political Director of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/nyregion/mamdani-south-asian-voters.html" rel="nofollow">DRUM Beats</a> (Desis Rising Up and Moving), and Alicé Nascimento, Political Director of <a href="https://www.nycommunities.org/about" rel="nofollow">NYCC</a> (New York Communities for Change) — representatives of three organizations that, along with the New York City branch of the Democratic Socialists of America, helped make this victory possible.
They discuss how grassroots groups expanded the electorate and built the <a href="https://socialists.nyc/press-releases/labor-dsa-tenant-organizations-launch-peoples-majority-alliance-to-win-the-general-and-mamdanis-affordability-agenda/" rel="nofollow">People’s Majority Alliance</a>, a movement for housing, justice, and democracy.
Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.

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