Claire Valdez, a democratic socialist assemblywomen, close ally of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a candidate for the U.S. House in the 13th Congressional District, during a break at the Panamerican Congress, an annual meeting of leftist political leaders from across the Americas, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 22, 2026. The success of progressive candidates in the United States is inspiring leftists abroad struggling under pressure from the Trump administration and its allies. (Anita…
