How Democratic Socialism Won in New York City; Rep. Suozzi on the Shutdown & Election Results; Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan; Funny Women of The New Yorker

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 10, 2025
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On today's show

  • Micah Uetricht, editor of Jacobin Magazine, and Susan Kang, associate professor of political science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a commentator on state on local politics, talk about how the democratic socialist theory of change brought forth Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral race, and what to expect from a socialist mayor.

  • Tom Suozzi, US Representative (D NY3), talks about the latest on the longest shutdown in history and the election results.

  • Ciarán Donnelly, senior vice president for International Programs at International Rescue Committee, breaks down the latest news from Sudan, where the country has been experiencing a civil war since April 2023 amid a power struggle between its army and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

  • Liza Donnelly, writer and cartoonist at The New Yorker and the author of Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022) and the substack "Seeing Things," discusses the short documentary film she directed, "Women Laughing," about cartoonists at The New Yorker and their artistic processes. 

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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