It's the Brian Laris Show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. On today's show, we'll explain a section of

President Trump's big budget and policy bill that will affect many of you but isn't getting

very much press. It's the changes to student loans, both for new borrowers and for people

who are currently carrying that debt. We'll also have astrophysicist, Dr. Jackie Faraddy,

from the Museum of Natural History, back with us to give you some tips for watching the

night sky for a few

special things this summer. But for much of the show, we'll continue our coverage of the two

big elections in our area, the race for governor of New Jersey, considered competitive

between Democrat Mikey Sherrill and Republican Jack Chittarelli, that's coming up, and the New York

City mayoral race between

Democrats Iran-Mam-Dani, and we're not quite sure who else is in or out. The mayoral race first.

And here's our angle on it for today. What is Democratic socialism? Who are the Democratic

Socialists of America? And what is Iran-Mam Dani's relationship to the

movement or the group? We know that Assemblyman Mammany is a member of the DSA. Most of you know that.

You know that very fact is a draw for some voters and a repellent for others. Maybe you heard President

Trump this week,

call him a communist and threaten a federal takeover of New York City because of it. We've got

several Mamdani clips about this that will play, and we'll talk to John Jay College of Criminal

Justice Professor Susan Kang, who's also a DSA member. But we'll start here. In the mayoral primary debate that I helped to

moderate last month, candidate Whitney Tilson questioned Mamdani directly, citing language that concerned

Tilsen from the DSA website. Here's that 90-second exchange. Zoran, you're a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

You refer to each other as Comrade.

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