From New York, this is Democracy Now.

No to the war, not war, not war, not war.

Just peace, just peace, just peace, just peace, forever, forever.

Peace forever.

The Trump administration escalates threats of war against Venezuela and Latin America,

deploying the world's largest aircraft carrier and some

10,000 troops after carrying out its eighth strike against so-called drug traffickers in the Caribbean,

killing at least 40. We'll get an update. Then, will the ceasefire and Gaza hold? How is Palestinian leadership organizing?

We'll speak with DropSight News's Jeremy Scahill. While the acute phase of the genocide may have

ended for now, we should not be under any illusion that this is the end of the war. Israel's

annihilationist agenda remains in place, and Donald Trump and his

corporate and government cronies remain focused on trying to privatize Gaza and make as much

money off of this genocide as possible. And here in New York, early voting's underway in the city's

mayoral race where record 164,000 people cast ballots on the first two days.

The frontrunner, Democratic socialist mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, would be the city's

first Muslim mayor.

To be Muslim in New York is to expect indignity.

But indignity does not make us distinct.

There are many New Yorkers who face it.

It is the tolerance of that indignity that does.

We'll speak with the New York Times opinion-page staff editor, Mehamed.

Her latest piece, when I look at Zohan Mamdani, here's what I see.

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