Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZDemocrats should be getting high-fives from sanitation truck drivers – that is what should be happening in America.
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I knew that our community needed a very clear voice. and I think we deserved representation that rejected lobbyist funds and put our voters and our community first.
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We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.
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It is unacceptable to be disrespectful of Congressman Crowley. He’s done some phenomenal, phenomenal work for the Bronx and Queens.
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I was born to a dad who was born in the South Bronx while the Bronx was burning, while landlords were committing arson to their own buildings.
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Democrats should be getting high-fives from sanitation truck drivers – that is what should be happening in America.
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The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
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I’m not running from the left; I’m running from the bottom. I’m running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.
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I felt like the only way to effectively run for office is if you had access to a lot of wealth, high social influence, a lot of dynastic power, and I knew that I didn’t have any of those things.
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We know enough to reject the stereotype that people in the Midwest do not care about their brothers and sisters.
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Rather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest.
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For me, democratic socialism is about – really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.
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I understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.
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Campaigns are so much more expensive than people think they are. Just to keep the lights on is several thousand dollars a month.
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I’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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When people feel like they are being spoken directly to, I do feel like… they’ll do things like turn out in an off-year, mid-year primary.
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