We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZRather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest.
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I just hope that more people will ignore the fatalism of the argument that we are beyond repair. We are not beyond repair. We are never beyond repair.
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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 understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.
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My mother cleaned homes and drove school buses, and when my family was on the brink of foreclosure… I started bartending and waitressing.
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There is no such thing as talking about class without there being implications of the racial history of the United States. You just can’t do it.
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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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I know what it’s like to access the privilege of a ZIP Code but also be born in one that could have destined me to something else.
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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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I don’t like having people do little things for me.
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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 wake up every day, and I’m a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.
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I’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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I’m used to people kind of knowing me in the community.
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Not all Democrats are the same.
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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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