How a Socialist Can Govern a City Under the Thumb of the Trump Administration

Socialists will soon govern three of the United States’ most influential cities: Los Angeles, New York City, and the District of Columbia. Janeese Lewis George joins Zohran Mamdani and Nithya Raman as part of a new wave of socialist local executives. But unlike Mamdani and Raman, Lewis George will govern a city under federal rule. D.C. is a “federal district,” subject to the whims and micromanagement of the president and Congress. If the federal government doesn’t like the city’s legislation, it can override it. This poses additional challenges if Lewis George wants to change how things are done in the nation’s capital. Related How Democrats Changed...

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