John,

New York votes today — and the coverage of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral race has been a master class in how the far right plants a lie and the legacy media runs with it.

We’ll explain more, but if you’re ready to back independent media that isn’t afraid to challenge MAGA or the status quo, please donate whatever amount is meaningful to COURIER before polls close tonight. [[link removed]]

You’ve seen it everywhere: pundits and columnists breathlessly treating Mamdani’s campaign like a national crisis — a “test” of whether Democrats have gone “too far left.”

That’s not journalism. That’s propaganda straight out of Trump’s mouth — and the press is amplifying it for free.

Every time reporters repeat Trump’s red-scare talking points, they tell voters that fighting for affordable housing, better transit, or working people’s dignity is somehow radical. They make it sound like having new ideas is dangerous — when the real danger is letting MAGA bullies and out-of-touch power brokers define what Democrats are allowed to stand for.

Some in the Democratic establishment are nervous about what happens if Mamdani wins — and that’s exactly how Trump wants it. He’s manipulating the media to box Democrats in, keep them on defense, and sell the lie that Democrats are the real extremists and only MAGA cares about working people.

John, what happens in New York today isn’t a “test of the Democratic Party.” It’s a test of whether democracy still welcomes new voices and debate — or whether corporate pundits, MAGA, and political consultants get to decide who speaks.

COURIER was built to break that cycle — to call out the lies, challenge the spin, and tell the truth about what’s really at stake.

If you believe journalism should expand democracy, not shrink it, chip in $25 or whatever you can right now to help COURIER fight back before polls close tonight. [[link removed]]

Rush $25 to fight back [[link removed]] In solidarity,
The COURIER Team

---
Email us: [email protected]

This message was sent to: [email protected].

Email is a critical way we communicate with grassroots supporters like you. However, if you would like to change your subscription preferences, here are some options:

Receive Fewer Emails: [link removed]
Update Your Information: [link removed]
Unsubscribe: unsubscribe: [link removed]

To give by check:

Courier Newsroom
Box 509
New York, NY 10032