Jessica Cisneros Could Be the Next AOC. (But Don’t Tell Her That.)
Jessica CisnerosJosh Huskin Jessica Cisneros needed to find a dentist. When she decided to challenge Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar in the upcoming Democratic primary, Cisneros quit her job and moved back in with her parents in Laredo to save money. She’d bought her own insurance plan after turning 26 last May, but it didn’t include…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Movement Is About a Lot More Than Just Congress
Gabriel Hernández Solano For years, tenants in New York’s public housing residences had complained about the black mold breeding on the walls, the brown liquid dripping from the ceilings, and the cold water flowing from the faucets. But the city hadn’t made repairs. One white-skied Saturday this past November, neither New York City Housing Authority head…
What a Bloomberg Candidacy Could Mean for Climate
Democratic presidential candidate, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on November 25, 2019.Drew Angerer/Getty This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. This weekend, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg entered the presidential race in classic billionaire style: by buying up $30 million worth of TV…
There’s a Wave of Democratic Insurgents Hoping to Join the Squad
Adam Vieyra / Mother Jones“All of this is brand new,” says Alex Morse, the 30-year-old mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts. He’s waving a tattooed arm in the direction of several dozen brick factories and warehouses, towering vestiges of this former mill town’s once-thriving paper industry. They appear largely vacant and in various states of disrepair, yet…
Bernie Sanders and AOC Want to Commit $180 Billion to Turn Public Housing Green
Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announce the introduction of public housing legislation as part of the Green New Deal outside the Capitol on Thursday, November 14, 2019.Bill Clark/Zuma This piece originally appeared in CityLab and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Socialist Democrats are pushing the progressive envelope with a new…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Bernie Sanders at New York City Rally
Filmmaker Michael Moore endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at a rally in Queens on Saturday. Mary Altaffer/AP At a campaign rally in Queens on Saturday afternoon, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential bid. Watch the endorsement here: Before unseating longtime Democratic representative Joe Crowley in the 2018 midterm elections, Ocasio-Cortez worked…