Leftwing Democrats are having their moment in the sun, with Zohran Mamdani in New York, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and endless calls for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028. Has Democratic socialism shifted from the political fringe to the mainstream? And can this group lure back the all-important swing voters?
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Bhaskar Sunkara, president of the Nation magazine, founding editor of Jacobin and author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequalities
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/jul/31/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-2028-could-us-elect-first-female-president-podcast
Author : Presented by Jonathan Freedland with Bhaskar Sunkara, produced by May Robson and Nada Smiljanic; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj
Publish date : 2026-07-31 04:00:00
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