Tag: AOC
Ocasio-Cortez blasts GOP for letting Elon Musk kill drug pricing reform
She slammed the Republican Party for allowing Elon Musk to derail bipartisan drug pricing reforms, calling the move a clear example of oligarchic control over American politics.
Ocasio-Cortez files impeachment articles against Justices Thomas and Alito amid ethics...
Liberal Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduces impeachment articles against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, citing undisclosed gifts and conflicts of interest.
AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a...
A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.
The climate march, Joe Biden, and AOC’s dubious endorsement
Jeff Cohen discusses the inspiring march and AOC’s rousing speech at the rally—but ends with respectful questions about AOC’s orientation toward Biden and her endorsement of his re-election.
‘I don’t believe in a cutoff’: AOC says Biden shouldn’t means-test...
"Canceling $50,000 in debt is where you really make a dent in inequality and the racial wealth gap. $10,000 isn't."
In powerful speeches to Congress, AOC & Rashida Tlaib demand accountability...
“Some are already demanding that we move on or, worse, attempting to minimize, discredit or belittle the accounts of survivors.”
‘Now let’s cancel them,’ demands AOC as Biden extends pause on...
“Biden can cancel all $1.7 trillion of student debt by executive order,” said The Debt Collective.
As congressional leaders strike relief deal, AOC slams Democrats for trying...
"One major difference between GOP and Dems is that [Republicans] leverage their right flank to gain policy concessions and generate enthusiasm, while Dems lock their left flank in the basement [because] they think that will make Republicans be nicer to them."
AOC’s convention speech
The DNC authorized the release of the following transcript of her speech as follows...
AOC strikes back
“The politics of our moment are dominated by a bully of miserable character, a President who has failed to contain a pandemic through sheer indifference, who has fabricated a reëlection campaign based on bigotry and the deliberate inflammation of division.”
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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels
"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.