Ross Barkan on Zohran Mamdani, Arresting Netanyahu, and Where DSA Goes From Here
Ross barkan is one of today’s most prolific political writers. He’s a columnist for New York magazine, a novelist whose works include Glass Century and the forthcoming Colossus, and the proprietor of the popular Political Currents newsletter on Substack. His nonfiction books include Fascism or Genocide, an analysis of how the Democratic Party’s refusal to distance itself from Israel cost it the 2024 election, and a work in progress on Zohran Mamdani’s unprecedented rise to power in New York City. On the day of Mamdani’s inauguration, he met with Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic and News Briefing writer Emily Carmichael to discuss the prospects and dangers that face the new mayor.