OMG! Longtime readers know I am a Lina Khan fangirl, and the fact that Mayor-elect Mamdani elected her to head up his all-female transition team signals some bold populist economic moves will be coming.

As head of the FTC, she was an aggressive anti-trust regulator who gave shit fits to Wall Street's Masters of the Universe, who did not take kindly to being told no. So you can interpret her appointment as a clear anti-oligarchy move on Mamdani's part -- and a good indicator of his future direction. (Remember, personnel is policy.)

Via CNN:

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced an all-female team of co-chairs for his transition team, including former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan.

The team of co-chairs includes Khan, former first deputy mayor Maria T

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