Working Class Hero: NYC Mayor Mamdani Redefines Working Class

This opinion piece from Reason.com critiques New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's definition of the working class, as expressed in a New York Times interview. Mamdani suggested that anyone who works to pay bills, including those earning $250,000 a year, could be considered working class. The author argues this is a politically motivated redefinition to expand the base for universal government programs, noting Mamdani's own wealthy background. The article also briefly reports on three U.S. service members killed in attacks linked to Iran: two in Jordan and one in northern Iraq, raising the total U.S. military deaths in the conflict to 17 since late February 2026.