In two weeks, Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor of New York. What are the perspectives for his administration? To answer that, in part we must understand the political strategy of the New York City bourgeoisie. For that an understanding of what distinguishes the New York City bourgeoisie is necessary.
*What distinguishes the New York City bourgeoisie*For one thing, they are the center of international finance capital. This gives them a more sophisticated world view than most of the rest of their class. Also, although the New York City working class suffers from the same crisis that the rest of the US working class suffers from, it is still more concentrated, sophisticated, conscious, organized, and tougher than is the working class in much of the rest of the country. In other words, it brings more pressure to bear on the New York City capitalist class. Contrast the New York City working class with the working class of Silicon Valley and you can see the difference. In other words, the New York City working class has helped educate the New York City capitalist class. All of this both necessitates and enables Zohran Mamdani to relate to the New York City bourgeoisie in a different way from how he would relate to the likes of Peter Thiel and the Silicon Valley venture capitalists. *“Partnership for New York City”*Mamdani’s relationship with the New York City bourgeoisie is defined by his relationship with Partnership for New York..... Read more: https://oaklandsocialist.com/2025/12/18/zohran-mamdani-and-the-new-york-city-bourgeoisie/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39765): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39765 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116840133/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
