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Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
- European observers see Mamdani’s ideas as normal public services rather than radical policies.
- Critics call Mamdani’s proposals costly and unworkable, while Europeans question the premise of impossibility.
- Tallinn and other European cities show fare-free transit and extensive childcare as established practices.
- European analysts compare New York’s proposals to Istanbul’s city-run stores as viable models.
- The article links Madrid-like and Nordic childcare models to Mamdani’s promise of universal childcare.
- European experts say higher taxes fund civilized services in return for social supports.
- The Guardian piece frames Mamdani’s agenda as part of a broader transatlantic debate on welfare.
- Berlin’s five-year rent freeze is cited as a parallel precedent, though ruled unconstitutional later.
- The piece notes a wave of municipal and state efforts to expand social programs across Europe.
- The Guardian highlights a transatlantic gap in welfare norms shaping how Mamdani’s proposals are received.
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