Twenty-two million dollars and twenty-six billionaires couldn’t stop Zohran Mamdani’s historic New York Mayoral win. The democratic socialist and community organiser triumphed with a campaign focused on tackling the city’s cost of living through public grocery outlets, free transport, and universal childcare. Despite fierce opposition from America’s wealthiest — including Michael Bloomberg, Bill Ackman, and the Lauder family — Mamdani’s grassroots movement prevailed.