Archive - The.Ink

ESSAY: Billionaire do-gooding is out. Naked oligarchy is in

Notes on the Bezos wedding, the Zuckerberg cop-out, and Trump's cruel budget

52 mins ago •

Anand Giridharadas

WATCH: The emerging peace majority

Foreign policy scholar Matthew Duss on the Iran-Israel conflict, what the war in Gaza revealed about the Democratic Party, and the potential for a broad…

5 hrs ago •

Anand Giridharadas

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Then they came for the naturalized

With its attack on birthright citizenship and its new memo promoting denaturalization, the Trump regime is seeking to eviscerate citizenship itself

12 hrs ago •

June 2025

WATCH: Trump’s cruelty, Zohran’s hope

Ruth Ben-Ghiat on how Donald Trump is achieving authoritarian goals in a democratic society, and why an opposition with convictions is the only real…

Jun 30 •

Anand Giridharadas

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A forwardable email about the budget

We're just asking questions

Jun 30 •

A new day for New York City, a new book club pick.

"The Uproar," by Karim Dimechkie, is a thriller for the Mamdani era

Jun 29 •

Having nice things, a musical diaspora, peace in our time

Weekend reads for June 28, 2025

Jun 28 •

A republic, if you can keep it

Do Americans have inalienable rights? Or do we need to ask for each one?

Jun 27 •

SPEAK UP: What is the real threat to New York City?

With the people voting agains the high cost of living and donors arming to fight socialism, what monster does America really face?

Jun 27 •

WATCH: Brad Lander opens up about the Zohran alliance, and his own future

What does Mamdani’s victory mean for New York, progressives, and America? I talked to the NYC comptroller and erstwhile mayoral candidate, along with…

Jun 26 •

Anand Giridharadas

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Anat Shenker-Osorio

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The Rise of Zohran Mamdani

From Bernie to bodegas to Borough Hall: a ten-year organizing arc comes full circle.

Published on Waleed’s Substack • Jun 26

Making sense of Zohran Mamdani’s political shockwave

Readings on what a radical change in the New York state of mind might mean for the future of the Democratic Party

Jun 25 •

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