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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clothes have radical roots

As the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio ... a young radical socialist who used fashion as a form of empowerment while she fought for workers’ rights. Lemlich – li... read more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Is ‘Pretty Much All Fantasy-land’

Since sweeping into Congress atop a wave of far-left support, Rep.-elect Alexandria ... a Green New Deal would need to check a number of boxes. Within ten years, Ocasio-Cortez wants to see 100% ... read more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Her Critics, Her First 100 Days in Congress, and Curating Her Closet

It was the day before Thanksgiving, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ... we need more young people in politics, the sisterhood she shares with her fellow congresswomen, and how she curates her own style o... read more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right: Congress' Interns & Staffers Deserve A Living Wage

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set her sights this week on a longtime ... staffers who moonlight as food industry workers because they need to make ends meet. "This is a disgrace. Congress of ALL places sho... read more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the media for talking up a 2020 White House run instead of her policy ideas

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized ... election. We need a break. GND refers to the Green New Deal, a federal plan to address climate change by investing in infrastructure. The policy is one of her s... read more

On This One Issue, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Acting More Like a Republican

On this one issue, Democratic socialist golden girl Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is actually acting like a Republican ... but members of Congress really do need good staff, and they perform important ... read more

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Are Pushing a Bold New Plan to Tackle Climate Change

Alexandria ... of Congress thanks to the leadership of politicians free of oil industry funding who are grounded in working-class, frontline communities—representatives like Ocasio-Cortez ... read more

It’s ridiculous that it’s unconstitutional for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the biggest star in the ... requiring both supermajorities in Congress and ratification by a staggering 75 percent of the states. But there’s no time like the present to st... read more

Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic freshmen look to shape party as it takes control of House

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rapidly ... The upset drew national attention. Ocasio-Cortez, a democratic socialist, went on to campaign with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for like-minded candidates aroun... read more

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't in office yet and she's already revealing inner workings of Congress

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the incoming freshman lawmaker from New York, has renewed longstanding debates on the financial challenges facing members of Congress and their staff ... that jacket and coat ... read more

Nate Silver: Republicans Hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Because of Her Race, Gender

FiveThirtyEight editor in chief Nate Silver said Tuesday that Republicans do not like Congresswoman-elect Alexandria ... elected to Congress "There are lots of reasons Ocasio-Cortez drives certain ... read more