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​ZOHRAN MAMDANI, Rama Duwaji, MIRA NAIR, MAMOOD MAMDANI during an election night event at The Brooklyn Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
Analysis

Calm down about Zohran Mamdani

Last Tuesday, a self-identified democratic socialist who ran on making New York affordable for the 99% won the city’s mayoral race in a landslide, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo. And the reactions have been predictably hysterical.

Opinion: The lanternfly law of American politics
Analysis

Opinion: The lanternfly law of American politics

You wouldn't hurt a fly, would you? Here's what a civic-minded mass murder campaign in New York can teach us about American politics today.

The New York migrant crisis up close
GZERO World Clips

The New York migrant crisis up close

Since 2022, New York City has absorbed more than 170,000 migrants, mostly sent on buses by Texas officials from the US-Mexico border. But its already under-funded, under-resourced system is struggling to deal with the influx of so many people. GZERO’s Alex Kliment spent time on the ground with the newly-arrived asylum-seekers and the volunteers filling a crucial gap.

“Everything is political” is personal: the NYC migrant crisis
Analysis

“Everything is political” is personal: the NYC migrant crisis

A story about “millions” of migrants crossing the border, or the “billions” of dollars it will cost, is still a story about individual human beings, with names, who have lived stories of tremendous suffering, perseverance, and dedication.

Tom Suozzi speaks at an election rally in Floral Park.
What We're Watching

Why New York’s special election is getting special attention

Long Islanders are heading to the polls on Tuesday to replace disgraced Republican Rep. George Santos.

We are counting down to the US midterm elections on Nov. 8 by separating the signal from the noise on election-related news.
News

Latino dreams, NY States of Mind

GOP looks to Latinos for upsets in Texas, NY governor’s race tightens

Florida skyrocketing COVID rates show lessons not learned: former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
US & Canada

Florida skyrocketing COVID rates show lessons not learned: former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

In a new interview with Ian Bremmer for GZERO World, former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy discusses how Florida went from a relatively low number of cases to the epicenter for the outbreak. Dr. Murthy says many states where cases are currently climbing did not heed "the lessons that we learned from New York." In this portion of the interview, Murthy also discusses new therapies and treatments that are helping the most severely ill. The complete interview begins airing on public television stations across the US on Friday, July 24. Check local listings and visit gzeromedia.com for more.