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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
![Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna S. Pressley attend a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Trump administration's child separation policy, on July 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0715-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-pressley-400x300.jpg)
Pressley, AOC, Tlaib and Omar Hit Back at Trump’s Bigotry
Trump's attack was met with a flood of outrage.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be attacking Trump, not AOC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/GettyImages-1161413488-400x300.jpg)
Voters Don’t Want Democrats to Be Moderates. Pelosi Should Take the Hint.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be attacking Trump, not AOC.
![A child in a stroller holds a sign as people rally outside the El Paso County Detention Center, June 21, 2018, in El Paso, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0711-el-paso-processing-center-400x300.jpg)
ICE Opens Three New Migrant Jails in Defiance of Congress
It is unclear where ICE is getting the funding for the three migrant jails.
![AOC speaks into a mircophone in front of yellow sineage reading "GOOD JOBS AND A LIVABLE FUTURE"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0710-aoc-400x300.jpg)
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Blumenauer Demand Climate Emergency Declaration
Climate disruption will cause the collapse of civilization this century if we fail to transform our society.
![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Megan Rapinoe](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0708-rapinoe-aoc-400x300.jpg)
Brilliant Defiance: Megan Rapinoe and AOC Are the Future
Rapinoe and AOC are already living in a future where the tantrums of rich white men don't matter. And it's beautiful.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez speaks about the Green New Deal at a town hall organized by the Sunrise Movement, May 13, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0707-green-new-deal-400x300.jpg)
AOC’s Green New Deal Is Just the Start. Next Let’s Make It Global.
The U.S. needs to play a chief role in spurring a global Green New Deal alongside a domestic one.
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Racist Border Patrol Facebook Group Is Under Investigation
The group is filled with racist, homophobic, anti-immigrant and misogynistic content about migrants and asylum seekers.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is swarmed by the media after touring the Border Patrol facility housing children on July 1, 2019, in Clint, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/2019_0702-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Exposes Horrific Conditions at Migrant Jails
The revelations come one day after ProPublica exposed a dehumanizing Facebook group made up of border patrol agents.
![A close up of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's face with the capitol dome in the background](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0626-aoc-400x300.jpg)
AOC Expresses Support for Wayfair Walkout Over Child Detention Centers
In a letter to Wayfair executives, 547 employees demanded the company cease cooperating with the federal government.
![Marie Newman speaks at a campaign event in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0623-marie-newman-400x300.jpg)
Primary Challengers Looking to Repeat AOC Magic Face Uphill Battle in 2020
After a midterm cycle featuring a number of high-profile upsets, more House Democrats are facing primary challenges.