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Waleed Shahid on how inequality fuels authoritarianism, and the lineage that connects FDR, the United Auto Workers, and now Zohran Mamdani

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Lawmaker Zohran Mamdani seeks to be NYC's first Muslim Indian mayor - Los  Angeles Times

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Waleed Shahid
Progressive and Democratic strategist. Director of The Bloc. Former Justice Democrats spokesperson. Worked with Bernie, AOC, Jamaal Bowman, and Summer Lee. YNWA.
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