The 19 Most Revealing Documents From Bill De Blasio’s Socialist Past

New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio was a member of the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York. A collection of their papers, which is housed at New York University, gave a glimpse of what the organization was actually like. Ed. note: I was only able to look through two of the group’s boxes. Several of the other boxes were simultaneously being browsed by other news organizations.

A Bill de Blasio signed fundraising letter.

A Bill de Blasio signed fundraising letter.

"George Bush Murder, Criminal, and Terrorist."

"George Bush Murder, Criminal, and Terrorist."

Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater Collection/Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive/Elmer Holmes Bobst Library/New York University

"Call: Cuba will stay free Response: Drive the Yankees to the Sea."

"Call: Cuba will stay free Response: Drive the Yankees to the Sea."

Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater Collection/Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive/Elmer Holmes Bobst Library/New York University

An entire Castro speech.

An entire Castro speech.

Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater Collection/Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive/Elmer Holmes Bobst Library/New York University


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