Can we just take a moment to acknowledge how beautifully these 2 have modeled Jewish-Muslim solidarity in the service of a politics of inclusion for all.

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

On Tuesday, New Yorkers delivered a mandate for a Mayor who puts working people first and makes this city affordable for all.

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It is harder than ever to believe in our democracy. It has been attacked by billionaires and hollowed out by its failure to respond to working peoples’ struggles. But on this campaign, we dreamed of a new day. And we have won it together.

Out in September: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, the dazzling new novel from Kiran Desai. Here's the cover, featuring artwork by Olivia Fraser, whose luminous mandalas turning subtly out of sync capture the novel’s restless beauty, its geographic expanse, its cosmic disarray.