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Ian stands in line for a bagel, the internet melts down
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Ian stands in line for a bagel, the internet melts down

Ian Bremmer responds to a viral backlash over his weekend photo joking about a “breadline” in New York City. Actually, a line of happy people waiting outside an artisanal bagel shop.

​Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 20, 2025.
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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.

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrate his election victory in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, USA, on November 4, 2025.
Analysis

Now the real work begins

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City yesterday following a social-media-first campaign that was laser-focused on affordability. His real challenge, though, has only just begun.

​Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, at a polling site in the Queens borough of New York City, USA, on November 4, 2025.
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Zohran Mamdani and America's political future
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Zohran Mamdani and America's political future

In this episode of Ask Ian, Ian Bremmer analyzes one of the leading contenders in New York City’s upcoming mayoral race: Zohran Mamdani.

Election season is here
Analysis

Election season is here

As we race toward the end of 2025, voters in over a dozen countries will head to the polls for elections that have major implications for their populations and political movements globally.

What Zohran Mamdani’s win really signals for US politics
Quick Take

What Zohran Mamdani’s win really signals for US politics

In this episode of Ian Bremmer’s Quick Take, Ian digs into the surprise Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York’s mayoral race and why it might be “an early signal of something much bigger in the United States.”

Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor on June 25, 2025.
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​Democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, and Whitney Tilson following the Democratic mayoral primary debate on June 4, 2025, in New York City.
Analysis

How Israel made it onto the ballot in the NYC mayoral race

New York City residents head to the polls today to vote in the Democratic primary election for mayor.