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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The Green New Deal Must Transform the Economy
The Green New Deal should embrace work-time reduction and the nationalization of fossil fuel companies.
AOC Co-Sponsors Wall Street Tax That Could Generate $777 Billion
The bill's model has received the largest official revenue estimate of any such Wall Street tax bill to date.
“Moderate” Democrats Are Really Conservatives — and They Are Dangerous
Refusing to take climate change seriously is a right-wing position.
Ivanka’s Attack on AOC Reveals Ignorance About Universal Basic Income
A universal income could have a significant impact on carbon emissions by decoupling work from wages.
Tlaib and Pressley Put Racism on Trial During Cohen Hearing
They shined a spotlight on the racism woven into the Republican Party.
At Hearing, Ocasio-Cortez Lays Out Plan to Probe More Trump Crimes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presented a roadmap for investigators.
To Disempower Lobbyists, Give Congressional Staff a Raise
Overworked and underpaid staff often rely on corporate “experts” and their free labor in crafting policy.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s War on Credit Scores Is a Big Deal
Algorithms used in credit scoring appear to disproportionately target Black and Latinx people for low scores.
Ocasio-Cortez Cheers After Amazon Scraps Planned New York Campus
Amazon backs out of its plans to build a second headquarters in the city, blaming “state and local politicians.”
Ocasio-Cortez Welcomes McConnell’s Call for Rush Vote on Green New Deal
Ocasio-Cortez says McConnell is “banking on people not being courageous.… People should call his bluff.”