Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis

AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis AOC Was Right: Better Sunscreen Is Praxis

AOC's call for more effective sunscreen was met with derision—but it's a vital form of healthcare, especially for some of our most marginalized people.

Sep 8, 2023 / Faith Branch

AOC, maxwell alejandro frost and nydia velásquez meet with boric in santiago a few weeks before the 50th anniversary of the coup

AOC and Democratic Colleagues Learn Lessons From Latin-America’s Resurgent Left AOC and Democratic Colleagues Learn Lessons From Latin-America’s Resurgent Left

A historic delegation of Latino US legislators journeyed into the heart of progressive power in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia.

Aug 22, 2023 / Natalie Alcoba

A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Deal

A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Deal A Longtime Political Organizer in AOC’s District Says She’s the Real Deal

She has used her skills to win concrete, historic political victories.

Aug 2, 2023 / Charlie Heller

Kevin McCarthy scowling

It’s Not the Job of Democrats to Save the GOP It’s Not the Job of Democrats to Save the GOP

Helping Republicans pick a House speaker makes sense only if it intensifies the right-wing civil war.

Jan 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh

Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau

The New Democratic Party and its dynamic young leader, Jagmeet Singh, score a cross-border endorsement.

Sep 20, 2021 / Column / John Nichols

Kathleen Rice at Hearing

AOC Would Have Cast the Winning Vote for Drug Price Reform AOC Would Have Cast the Winning Vote for Drug Price Reform

But top Democrats blocked her in favor of centrist Kathleen Rice—who voted with Big Pharma instead.

Sep 17, 2021 / John Nichols

Marjorie Taylor Green pointing

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Gunning for AOC—and There’s Only 1 Reason Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Gunning for AOC—and There’s Only 1 Reason

A newly discovered video of Greene harassing AOC in 2019, along with Greene’s attacks on her colleague on the House floor last week, reveal a racism that is as old as it is scary.

May 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal

The Squad

We Must Protect the Squad! We Must Protect the Squad!

As soon as they arrived, the Black and brown leftists of Congress became targets of right-wing terror groups.

Mar 5, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

AOC’s Stirring Call to Reject Insurrection Amnesia

AOC’s Stirring Call to Reject Insurrection Amnesia AOC’s Stirring Call to Reject Insurrection Amnesia

Going against Republicans, the media, and some on the left, the New York representative makes the case for accountability.

Feb 3, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.

Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

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