Tag: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s push for a Green New Deal is not just...
By shining a spotlight on what would normally be an internal process decision, Ocasio-Cortez has turned the Green New Deal Committee creation into a referendum on the populist progressive agenda.
Pro-environment groups spent millions on ‘green’ midterm candidates
Aside from the midterms, organizations are also funding pro-environment lobbying efforts. So far in 2018, $13.2 million has been spent for lobbying on environmental issues.
HAPPENING TODAY: Youth climate leaders to flood congressional offices to demand...
The movement calls for the creation of "climate plan in line with what science and justice demand."
Backed by Ocasio-Cortez, youth climate activists arrested at Pelosi’s office demanding...
"Ocasio-Cortez's decision to join the protesters and march on her own House leader sets a tone of urgency and combativeness that is rare on Capitol Hill."
Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We need to confront Trump’s creeping authoritarianism
"This is a time for us to have a strong response and to really command the power that we secured tonight."
Noam Chomsky on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “spectacular” victory & growing split in...
Noam Chomsky gives his honest opinion on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's win.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets great PR from … Fox News
Conservative media try to discredit a rising Democratic star by advertising her platform.
‘Together we will make history!:’ In Mexico and New York, the...
“It’s time we acknowledge that not all Democrats are the same."
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: Trump isn’t ready for a girl from the...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump might both be from New York City, but she doesn't think he knows to deal with a girl from the Bronx.
What Joe Crowley’s defeat has to do with Democratic Party ‘superdelegates’
The defeat of Crowley shows how grass-roots movements can prevail against the corporate establishment and its vast quantities of cash.
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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."