Peter Lucas
Bylines in Jacobin, The Nation, Guardian, Architectural Review, and more. Write about labor, politics, and architecture. Based in NYC. Petermluc @ gmail
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- Talked Zohran, Trump, and the greatest city in the world. Give it a listen!
- New episode! 🚨🕳️🚨 We're joined by our friend @lucpete.bsky.social, a Brooklyn-based journalist, Sacramento enthusiast, and former staffer for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's successful 2020 run for the New York state assembly--long before he was a household name. Enjoy www.patreon.com/posts/144470...
- Go tell everyone you know to vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social so we can have an @socialists.nyc member as mayor!
- She finished the marathon!!!
- G marathon day let’s go let’s win feeling good
- Take the 10 minutes to read this delicious interview. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
- Reposted by Peter LucasI'm so proud to have organized, fought and won alongside my friends and fellow elected officials in @socialists.nyc.
- 11th hour fear mongering is just entirely racism, Islamophobia, and red-baiting from Team Cuomo
- Reposted by Peter Lucasandrew cuomo is now demanding shirtless pics of Zohran Mamdani to make sure he doesn't have "GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA" tattooed across his back. just as well, mr. cuomo is offering up shirtless photos of himself, free of charge.
- I listened to the Lorentzen pod about OBAA and I was like goddamn the other guy on this pod is really dumb. Turned out to be the guy who wrote the Vanity Fair McCarthy piece lol
- Watching horror movies is one of the many great joys of Halloween Season
- Reposted by Peter LucasBernie Sanders on out-of-touch Democratic Party leadership: “… the Mamdani campaign is a crystallization of that. And if the Democratic leadership can’t support the Democratic nominee, what is the Democratic Party? Who’s the Democratic Party?” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
- Reposted by Peter LucasRemarkable conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani about what it means to be a mayor and how cities can lead in the struggle for economic and social and racial justice. Full video here:
- Reposted by Peter LucasFrancesca Hong, a democratic socialist member of the Wisconsin legislature, responded to Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary wIn in NYC by saying there needed to be more candidates like him. Today, she announced that she’s running for the Democratic nomination to be Wisconsin’s next governor.
- I spoke with @omarfatehmn.com about his campaign for mayor, recent attempts by party insiders to undermine him, and how to fight back against Trump. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
- Reposted by Peter Lucas“At a time when people are hungry for bold change across the country, we need to support, not silence, progressive candidates. Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NY was a testament to the people-powered campaign voters are craving.” — US Rep Ilhan Omar on why top Democrats should embrace progressives
- Reposted by Peter Lucas“They Will Attack Every Organized Worker in America” A powerful warning from the head of the largest federal employees union. Trump’s attacking federal workers and their unions now. But it’s only a matter of time before the most anti-labor president in history attacks every union—and every worker.
- Reposted by Peter LucasWhy does Trump attack Mamdani? Because, Mamdani says, “We will actually deliver on those commitments (to serve working people). And our delivery on them will throw his betrayal into stark relief. That is a threat to his politics, and it motivates so much of this language and this focus that he has.”
- Reposted by Peter LucasFor those who are in any doubt over my position: I’m not interested in bombs. I’m interested in peace. My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social, 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/jeremy-corbyn-remembering-hiroshima
- Reposted by Peter LucasBillionaires financed primary attacks on Zohran Mamdani’s democratic socialism. Mamdani embraced the label and explained what it meant. When the votes were counted, he won a sweeping 56-44 victory. New Yorkers are not afraid of Mamdani — or his vision for a future that serves the working class.
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- Reposted by Peter LucasCampaigners numbering in the tens of thousands have spread out over the city to knock on more than one million doors, flyer street corners and early voting sites, and even take to the East River by boat. Neal Meyer on Zohran Mamdani's mayoral bid.
- Reposted by Peter LucasHOW TO STAND UP TO TRUMP (NYC Mayor Primary Edition) RIGHT: Zohran Mamdani “Donald Trump’s… unconstitutional military action represents a dark new chapter in his endless betrayals that now threaten to plunge the world deeper into chaos.” WRONG: Andrew Cuomo “I think the world is a safer place.”
- Reposted by Peter LucasWhy Bernie Sanders Says It’s Critical to Elect Mamdani and Reject Cuomo Speaking to The Nation, the senator hails the “grassroots movement supporting Zohran” as a vital alternative to “the billionaire establishment supporting Cuomo.”
- Reposted by Peter LucasRepublicans and Dems find common ground in telling Trump: No War With Iran! Republican Thomas Massie: “This is not our war.. . I’m introducing a War Powers Resolution tomorrow to prohibit our involvement. I invite all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution.” Democrat AOC: “Signing on!”
- I spoke with Council Member Alexa Avilés about her re-election campaign, why the real estate industry and pro-Israel lobby are spending so much to unseat her, and protecting immigrants under Trump.
- “The benefit of being a movement-elected official is that we’re guided by what is happening on the ground in a truly democratic way that extends beyond the ballot box.” Full interview:
- Reposted by Peter Lucas“It’s not complicated: landlords know they can make a lot more money if Andrew Cuomo is in City Hall. That's why they're going all in. — NYC mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on why landlords are funding his Dem primary rival NOTE: There are more tenant voters than landlord voters.
- Reposted by Peter LucasSocialist New York City Council member Alexa Avilés is running for reelection against a Democratic primary candidate backed by big real estate and pro-Israel money. We spoke to her about her record and the forces that want her out of office.
- Reposted by Peter LucasZohran Mamdani’s momentum had already made him Andrew Cuomo’s closest competitor in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary competition by the time he had a strong debate showing and then secured AOC’s endorsement. Mamdani is surging at precisely the right moment.
- I interviewed @shahanafrombk.bsky.social about why corporations and billionaires are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to unseat her. Read below:
- “It is evident that [Eric Adams’s] administration doesn’t prioritize working people and families and is OK with peeling off investments from public schools, childcare, parks, and so much more.” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
- Reposted by Peter LucasTargeted by billionaires and right-wing PACs, the first Muslim woman on the New York City Council is defending gig workers, tenants, and the Gaza solidarity movement.
- Reposted by Peter Lucas🎸 No, I won't back down! 🎸 www.thenation.com/article/poli...
- Reposted by Peter Lucas‘The struggle of the Palestinian people for dignity, freedom and human rights has shown in practice what they have always attested to: existence is resistance.’ Jonathon Shafi on deteriorating US-Israeli relations:
- Bad news: after making it to another final round of an interview for an editing job, I got rejected Good news: adopted a mama cat and her kitten
- Back to trying to use this account more…
- This is a fantastic piece in @thenation.com with this particularly absurd anecdote — the REI CEO invoking social justice language to union bust. www.thenation.com/article/econ...
- Reposted by Peter LucasThe Socialist Caucus in the Wisconsin Legislature Just Doubled in Size
- One of my favorite contemporary bands, @thebrazenyouth.bsky.social , made an account — hometown, the brazen youth if these wild winds are yours, love it all, etc. just can’t skip classics. Cool to see them on here.
- I am so grateful we have publishing houses like @versobooks.bsky.social that take politics seriously. Great video with Noah Kulwin and wonderfully produced www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkI1...
- We are bringing this back in a very big way
- The answer hasn’t changed, it’s still join DSA: www.dsausa.org/get-involved/
- Just because the GOP are war hawks does not change the fact that Harris and Dems wanted more Gazan blood spilled.
- Who is speaking now?
- Gladys the cat, Gladys the GOAT
- This is the exact desired outcome of everyone frothing at the mouth to blame homeless people. Even if they aren’t responsible for this specific fire, they represent the chaos and disorder the fire has caused and should be punished accordingly.
- Feel like this is the crux of the Mamdani campaign in this mayoral race, from @cityandstateny.bsky.social
- Full op-ed: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
- The Eighteenth Brumaire is Marx’s greatest literary feat (and also where the gears of historical materialism as analysis really get to churning!)
- Weird read. The first two thirds were a chore to read and not very interesting or useful, the last third is brilliant. Wished it was more political and covered his adult years more. His prose, perhaps due to his health when writing this, is unfortunately inconsistent, but its peak is immaculate.
- and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.
- Great read to start the new year from @dennismhogan.bsky.social — we need more writers with good politics writing in the biggest possible outlets in 2025: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/o...
- My parents have a very nice “A Charlie Brown Christmas” cookie jar🎄
- It was mostly a rough, unproductive year, but I published some fun stuff including three print cover stories (pictured), made my Jacobin print debut, and proofread issues of Bookforum and New York Review of Architecture
- Reposted by Peter LucasIs the political menu feeling a little stale? In 2025, we're going to try something different. youtu.be/dQ8Dt5NtsNQ?...
- Reposted by Peter LucasHello! Consider making our magazine part of your year-end giving: nyra.nyc/donate For every $48 we receive, we will give a free subscription to a student. Read more below.
- Joe Biden pardoning the Kids for Cash judge is cruel and fitting for a president who has only ever shown compassion for people who abuse power and hurt those who can’t defend themselves.
- Reposted by Peter Lucaswent on @thereidout.bsky.social to talk about who our healthcare system is really ‘efficient’ for www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/...
- The overwhelming, unified reaction to all this is that people really hate the health insurance industry and all those associated with it. I can only imagine this will make the Democratic Party want to be more tied to it going forward.
- Ah heck, Merry Christmas☃️🎅
- Labor movement will always be facing an uphill battle with people like Randi in leadership
- If someone says they “work in education” - they are 100% evil. If you’re a teacher or secretary, you just say that. If you “work in education” you are using Silicon Valley money to utilize AI to eliminate art and sports programs in poor neighborhoods
- No comment on the Manosphere essay, but it brings me immense joy that Conner O’Malley shouts out @mikeduncan.bsky.social Revolutions:
- “Liking” unions conceptually is useless and you might as well be honest and say that you oppose workers demanding better for themselves and their class.
- Got into an argument about the basketball GOAT and standpoint epistemology last night, which reminded me of this fantastic interview with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social jacobin.com/2022/08/defe...
- “After attempting and failing to borrow its way out of the crisis, social democracy eventually responded to the charge that social democracy itself was at the root of the economic crisis by wholeheartedly agreeing.” Great work from @sunraysunray.bsky.social jacobin.com/2024/11/deal...
