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AOC Leads 110 Representatives Demanding a Living Wage for Congressional Staff
“Generational wealth shouldn’t be a requirement to work in Washington,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
AOC Says Senate Democrats Are Blocking Their Own Party’s Agenda
“It's worth going it alone if we can do more for working people in this country,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Cori Bush, AOC Launch Inquiry Into Health Effects of Tear Gas Used by Police
Tear gas is disallowed in war, the lawmakers say, but police regularly use it on the people they’re supposed to protect.
For Trump, Cruelty Was the Point. Now It’s a Major GOP Fundraising Strategy.
“Owning the libs” and fleecing the base is the new Republican gold rush. It will be a wonder if the nation survives it.
AOC Blasts Manchin for Dark Money Ties, Suggests He’s “Intertwined” With Kochs
Sen. Joe Manchin is likely opposed to H.R.1 because it lessens the influence and cash flow of dark money, she said.
Public Banking Can Improve the Lives of US Workers While Helping Save the Planet
The movement to create state-level public banks is gaining strong ground in at least 12 states.
Civil Rights Leaders and West Virginia Miners Turn Up the Heat on Joe Manchin
Patience for Manchin’s self-serving intransigence is nearing a very loud end.
AOC Calls Out Kamala Harris for Telling Guatemalan Asylum Seekers, “Do Not Come”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the U.S. should instead focus on its own role in destabilizing Central America.
Sanders, AOC Join Striking McDonald’s Workers’ Fight for $15 Via Live Broadcast
“You are inspiring workers across the country,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.
AOC Moves to Block US’s $735M Weapons Sale to Israel Citing Human Rights Abuses
The sale was routine, but recent violence has led progressives to take action against Israel’s settler colonialism.