“I came [to Mamdani’s inauguration] expecting a political coronation. But as I worked my way through the crowd, it felt closer to a collective recalibration—a moment to take stock of how ideas once dismissed as fringe, like openly taxing wealthy citizens, were now being voiced from the steps of City Hall without apology, and to wonder how much further the shift could go.”

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https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/zohran-mamdani-new-york-mayor-first-big-speech.html