Bhaskar Sunkara
@sunraysunray
President @thenation, founding editor @jacobin, democratic socialist.
Most endearing political advertisement I’ve ever watched.
Jacobin contributing editor Chris Maisano pictured trying to make his war on Ragú about politics 😔
Assuming this is true: what would it mean if a clear majority of Jewish voters, in the most Jewish city in America, in the traditional Jewish party, voted for a candidate who the Jewish establishment orgs told them was antisemitic? Hard to think of a more forceful rejection.
At Hampton Synagogue this morning, Andrew Cuomo said he "didn't debunk" Mamdani enough. Cuomo added that Mamdani got "more than 50 percent" of the Jewish vote. "Those young people, the under-30 people, they are pro-Palestinian, and they don't consider it being anti-Israel."
I miss Michael immensely. A rare talent, a great friend, and someone who brought out the best in others.
5 years ago today we lost an important voice. If you never had a chance to hear it ….The Michael Brooks Show youtube.com/@themichaelbro… via @YouTube
A lesson from Corbyn is the more you talk about not being antisemitic, the more your opponents will smear you as antisemitic and the more salient the issue will become. Dismissing baseless attacks and pivoting to cost of living concerns seems like the way to go.
Mostly for my U.S. friends and followers: Exciting news! 🎉 The English edition of my book Nordic Socialism is finally on its way to bookstores! ❤️ And even more exciting — I’m heading to the U.S. soon for a book tour across the country! I’ll be doing events in DC, Philadelphia,…
Jacobin is doing a one-day conference on Saturday, September 13 in NYC marking its 15th birthday. The lineup looks great (agenda on the link below). eventbrite.com/e/socialism-in…
Weird threat to make since Hakeem already went after @JabariBrisport and I. How’d that go for him, again? 2022 Primary Results: SD 22 Jabari Brisport: 70.4% AD 57 Phara Souffrant Forrest: 67.2% If the leader wants another public beatdown, he knows where to find me.
"...and ‘good’ jobs that require them to have three roommates in their thirties..." "They’re the most privileged class of workers ever produced by capitalism..." Pick.
“When you hear about the laptop class—the people with AirPods, college degrees, and ‘good’ jobs that require them to have three roommates in their thirties—this is them. They’re the most privileged class of workers ever produced by capitalism, and they want to end it. Voting for…
NYC - Net Favorable Polling: Mamdani: +5% Cuomo: -5% Silwa: -9% Adams: -28% American Pulse / July 1, 2025 / n=568
NYC - Net Favorable Polling: Mamdani: +5% Cuomo: -5% Silwa: -9% Adams: -28% American Pulse / July 1, 2025 / n=568
.@NYCMayor complaining about the elites at a fund raiser hosted by elites in the Hamptons, u can’t make this up
It’s funny too see @NYCMayor at a fundraiser in the Hamptons complain that there was some journalistic conspiracy to only write bad stories about him because we are the elites and he is working class. I wonder how many reporters were in the Hamptons this weekend…
jdvance and marco rubio made a big show of how horrible the free speech rules were in the uk?! now that its an actual egregious cynical violation of free expression, because its against israel - they'll say nothing. hell, they champion the same restrictions here!
British police arresting an 80 year old priest for holding up a sign that says, “I support Palestine Action” Only a handful of MPs voted in opposition to proscription.
Trying to explain to my wife why the GoldenEye pause screen music was in my Spotify Wrapped.
“If the Left wants to change this country because it hates it, then people will never listen to the Left. [We must] see, beneath corruption and meanness and the commercialization of human relationships, men and women capable of controlling their destinies.” – Michael Harrington
Trump has the Republicans operating like an old-school parliamentary party, but with less freedom for discussion than democratic centralism allowed.
On this day in 1988, the US Navy shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing 290 civilians onboard.
Lessons from Mamdani's big win in NYC: "Be authentic. Don’t be afraid of media appearances, be able to talk unscripted and stick to a core economic message"– Bhaskar Sunkara @sunraysunray on @thenation podcast bit.ly/4kh0fTp @ZohranKMamdani @nycDSA @DemSocialists
The sole silver lining in the worst piece of legislation in my lifetime — this would essentially destroy "professional" gambling.
This new amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would end professional gambling in the US and hurt casual gamblers, too. You could pay more in tax than you won. Contact your representative quickly.