President grapples with finding a resolution to Middle East conflict that has pushed up gasoline prices ahead of vital midterm elections
In this week’s episode of Politics Weekly America, host Jonathan Freedland delves into leftwing Democrats’ political moment in the sun – Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York City, Abdul El-Sayed’s progressive campaign in Michigan and the buzz of whether New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will run for president in 2028.
Freedland sits down with Bhaskar Sunkara, the president of the Nation magazine and founding editor of Jacobin, to talk about whether Democratic socialism is shifting from the political fringe to the mainstream and how swing voters will respond.