Tag: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Answering the attacks on the Green New Deal
But now it seems that someone in Congress is listening. The Green New Deal is America’s last best chance to get it right.
Ocasio-Cortez & Markey unveil sweeping “Green New Deal” to radically shift...
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed to mock the proposal on Wednesday, referring to it as a “green dream, or whatever they call it.”
Ocasio-Cortez and Markey introduce anticipated joint resolutions on Green New Deal
"We are going to transition this country into the future and we are not going to be dragged behind by our past.”
America is already socialist, and that’s a good thing
AOC and her colleagues – not Donald Trump and old, white Republican politicians – represent the future.
Ocasio-Cortez raises over $100,000 in just four days following anonymous 2020...
"It was a good opportunity for us to see what the base was willing to do and if they were going to stand by her in the event of a primary challenge. It was a resounding: 'Yes, they will.'"
House unveils Paycheck Fairness Act to address unfair pay gaps in...
"Because it is time that we pay people what they are worth and not how little they are desperate enough to accept."
Who’s a progressive?
We need politicians who will think outside the box. The need for new ideas is out there. It's just a matter of choosing the ones that'll work.
In first floor speech, Ocasio-Cortez condemns Trump shutdown as ‘erosion of...
"The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."
Applause as AOC, Porter, Pressley, and Tlaib head to House Financial...
"Now our movement has a voice to take on the greed and recklessness on Wall Street."
Majority of Americans support a 70% tax rate for mega-rich
"I don't think it's surprising. What we see, overall, is that the vast majority of Americans know that income inequality is one of the biggest issues of our time."
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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...
Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.
Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt
While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.
6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.
Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...
Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."