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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ocasio-Cortez and Tlaib Expose Congressional Orientation’s Corporate Sponsors
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib criticized the conference for shutting out the progressive community.
Congress Is Full of Rich People. How Can They Represent Us?
If we want policy that favors working people, we must elect more of them to Congress.
2020 Presidential Contenders More Likely to Take on Wall Street
Democrats vying for the nomination are more aligned with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez than they are with Chuck Schumer.
The Congresswoman’s New Clothes
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was recently spotted wearing nice clothes. Gotcha!
In-Coming Progressives Embrace Primary Challenges and Bold Agenda
Progressives appear to be remain committed to the strategy of holding the Democratic Party's feet to the fire.
Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card.
To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.
Amazon HQ2 Won’t Improve Quality of Life for New York and Virginia Residents
Amazon's new headquarter deals are a welfare package for the richest man in the world.
Progressives Are Pushing Economic Democracy. Democrats Need to Listen.
Democrats at all levels of government must direct public resources toward a cooperative, not a corporate economy.
Ocasio-Cortez: We Need to Confront Trump’s Creeping Authoritarianism
Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rode an anti-authoritarian wave to become the youngest woman ever elected.
The Election Is Only Half the Battle: Challenges of Progressive Governance
For progressives to succeed in government, we will need movement-based inside-outside strategies of governance.