American politics has become theater—staged by billionaires, detached from reality. But as Hudson and Wolff show, voters are waking up. Mamdani’s unexpected win is a backlash against bipartisan war-making, student crackdowns, and media spin. It signals a break with the financialized, militarized status quo. This revolt, rooted in the real lives of workers and students, may spell the end of elite control. New York’s mayoral race wasn’t just a contest—it was an insurrection. The post ...