US Politics
The Capital Crucible: Democratic Socialism Meets Federal Supremacy in Washington, D.C.
Janeese Lewis George, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is poised to become the next mayor of Washington, D.C., after winning the Democratic primary, setting up a potential clash with the federal government under President Trump. This ascension of a democratic socialist in the heart of American power is a thrilling, defiant stand for municipal self-determination, yet the overbearing federal shadow threatens to crush the very democratic ideals this city embodies.
