NTK: Social Democracy is a Great American Tradition That's Making an Overdue Comeback

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York is a message to the nation: Social Democracy is back. The unabashed self-described Democratic Socialist meteoric rise and subsequent victory is a clear indication that voters are hungry for change, and that change just might be a return to an old American tradition. EJ Dionne joins David Rothkopf to explore what Mamdani’s win means for the Democrats, why it might not be as unprecedented as you would think, and how it breathes new life into American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:49.0	Hello and welcome to Need to Know. I'm David Rothkopf, your host, and this week is every week going to talk about a big news item with somebody we think can provide us with perspective and insight.
2:00.6	We couldn't do better than we're doing this week with our friend E.J. Dion,
2:05.9	who is a noted commentator about American politics and a thinker about ethics in American life
2:13.9	and a contributing writer at the New York Times, who's also a teacher at Harvard and
2:21.7	somebody that every time we talk to, I learn a lot. How are you doing today, E.J.?
2:27.1	It is great to be with you, David, always. I feel great, actually, after this week.
2:32.9	Well, it was a, you know,
2:36.0	it was a good week, but I think, you know,
2:39.0	we're now in the phase of, what does this all mean?
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2:45.8	camps, you know, there's a bunch of
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