Who is Nithya Raman, the democratic socialist who will be Los Angeles’s next mayor?
Urban planner and outsider who bested Karen Bass has close ties to Hollywood progressives – and a complicated relationship with the DSA Nithya Raman on…
Urban planner and outsider who bested Karen Bass has close ties to Hollywood progressives – and a complicated relationship with the DSA Nithya Raman on Thursday unseated Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass after a neck-and-neck race for the leadership for the US’s second largest city.
The young progressive’s victory means that the two largest cities in the US, as well the nation’s capital, Washington DC, have now all elected democratic socialist mayors. The Guardian reported the story.
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- Los Angeles, Nithya Raman, Karen Bass, LA
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- The GuardianWho is Nithya Raman, the democratic socialist who will be Los Angeles’s next mayor?
- The GuardianDemocratic socialist Nithya Raman wins Los Angeles mayoral race over incumbent Karen Bass
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