Mara Gay

New York has urgent housing needs. Mamdani is leading the race for mayor because of his awareness of this. But all the candidates should have bigger plans.

Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ended up winning over some of the exact voters who make up a major part of the Democratic coalition. Why is worth considering.

Since his election, Zohran Mamdani has made some surprisingly pragmatic or traditional choices — including his surreal meeting with President Trump.

The D.S.A. is still small. But as economic inequality keeps burning, Democratic Socialists are attracting intense interest and getting elected to office.

The governor and the mayor need each other, and that offers a chance for synthesis at a time when the center and left are often at odds.

There’s a real advantage to being young and governing: being able to work long hours. But there are potential tradeoffs to Mamdani's all-in management style.

The sweeping effort to dismantle Black-majority congressional districts in the South will have far-reaching consequences for all Americans, and for our democracy.

The Democratic Party needs shaking up.

The midterms are looming. We asked people in New York City’s suburbs how they feel about the state of America.

In Georgia, where Black voters could help decide control of the Senate, Mara Gay asks what they want from America and the Democratic Party.