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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Gas prices of more than $7.00 per gallon are posted at a downtown Los Angeles gas station on March 9, 2022.
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Politics & Elections

AOC Demands Accountability for High Gas Prices as Crude Oil Price Drops

Crude oil prices have dropped over the past week, but consumers are still stuck shelling out.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 15, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asks a question during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on August 24, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

Ocasio-Cortez Digs Into Private Equity for Buying Houses and Jacking Up Rents

Regular homebuyers are “competing against the largest private equity firm in the world to purchase a home,” she said.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 9, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claps in the U.S. Capitol’s House Chamber on March 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Ocasio-Cortez Slams GOP Senator for Saying Gas Prices Were Lower Under Trump

Sen. Marsha Blackburn tweeted that gas was cheap in 2020, ignoring the fact that oil prices plunged due to the pandemic.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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March 8, 2022
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Ukrainian refugees arrive at the railway station in Przemyśl, Poland, on March 3, 2022.
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War & Peace

1 Million People Have Fled Ukraine in the Past Week, UN Says

“Peace is the only way to halt this tragedy,” said the UN commissioner for refugees.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 3, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on December 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

AOC Says US Should Treat All Asylum Seekers How We Treat Ukrainian Refugees

The United Nations estimates that around 875,000 Ukrainians have fled the country since Putin invaded.
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Chris Walker,
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March 2, 2022
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Greg Casar declares victory in the Democratic primary election for 35th Congressional District during his watch party at Native Hostel on March 1, 2022, in Austin, Texas.
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Politics & Elections

Democratic Socialist Greg Casar Wins Primary in Progressive Texas District

Casar’s election win was about “the power of the people and the power of our movement,” he said in his victory speech.
by
Chris Walker,
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March 2, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during an event at the U.S. Climate Action Centre during COP26 on November 9, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Politics & Elections

Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Tucker Carlson for His Dangerous “Libelous Harassment”

The Fox News host frequently targets Ocasio-Cortez and other figures on the left, especially women.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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February 22, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a news conference
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Prisons & Policing

AOC Slams NYPD for Bragging About Arrests Over Stolen Diapers, Baby Formula

Child poverty has skyrocketed since lawmakers failed to renew the child tax credit, Ocasio-Cortez pointed out.
by
Kenny Stancil,
Common Dreams
February 19, 2022
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Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders listens during a committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office building on February 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

Sanders Calls to Cancel All Student Debt After Biden Axes $415 Millions’ Worth

Overall, Biden has canceled less than 1 percent of all student debt in the country.
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Sharon Zhang,
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February 18, 2022
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on July 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

Ocasio-Cortez Says Canceling Student Debt Should Be Top Priority for Biden

“One of the single most impactful things President Biden can do is pursue student-loan cancellation,” she said.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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February 15, 2022
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