News | Human Rights 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Right-Wing Media Hounds AOC Over Her Choice to Keep Wearing a Mask In a recent Instagram story she shared, Ocasio-Cortez said she would continue to wear a mask for a number of reasons. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media AOC and Cori Bush Have Helped Remove Taboo on Calling Israel an Apartheid State A Human Rights Watch report has enabled mainstream media figures to come out and say that Israel practices apartheid. By Philip Weiss , Mondoweiss May 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights AOC: In Refusing to Condemn Israel’s Attacks, Biden Sides With Occupation By only naming Hamas's actions, Biden reinforced the false idea that Palestinians instigated this cycle of violence. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 13, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Biden Admin Supports Ending Vaccine Patents. AOC Says “Let’s Do Insulin Next.” One study found as many as 1 in 4 insulin users engage in "cost-related" underuse of their prescribed insulin dosages. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Ocasio-Cortez: “Verdicts Are Not Substitutes for Policy Change” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out fellow Democrats for bolstering the problem of oppressive policing. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 21, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Ilhan Omar Blasts Democrats Over Hypocrisy in Funding Police vs Social Programs Rep. Ilhan Omar said she is “appalled” that funding for police is endless while funding for social programs is scarce. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 20, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ed Markey Reintroduce the Green New Deal In the two years since they last introduced the resolution, it has become a crucial goal post in climate politics. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 20, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC, Sanders Are Reintroducing Their Green New Deal for Public Housing Bill The progressives’ bill calls for investing over $100 billion in public housing over the next decade. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing AOC Blasts Police Department’s “Accident” Excuse in Daunte Wright’s Death Wright's death was "the repeated outcome of an indefensible system that grants impunity for state violence," she said. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 14, 2021 Truthout