A freshman congresswoman drew bigger crowds at South by Southwest than any presidential candidate, and no one was surprised because it was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks about the first few months of her tenure in congress with Briahna Gray at the South by Southwest conference and festivals in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
In her remarks, Ocasio-Cortez torched political moderation, which she equated with worshiping mediocrity, defended democratic socialism and took a question from Bill Nye, better known as The Science Guy. Instead, she said, her view of democratic socialism emphasizes making everything, politics and the economy, more democratic. And she said capitalism — which she defined as an ideology of “putting profit above of everything else in society” — “cannot be redeemed.”
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not against wooing Amazon back to New York, but she says the firm must listen to localsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she understood Gov. Andrew Cuomo's efforts to re-engage Amazon.
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House Dems postpone vote rebuking Omar amid pressure from leftA vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar is set to slip past Wednesday amid intensifying pressure from the left both inside and outside the Democratic Caucus
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Democratic voters: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'is the candidate of the future''She is the candidate of the future.': A group of Democratic voters praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a CNN panel discussion of the New York Democrat, citing her boldness and regarding her as the future of their party.
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Geraldo Rivera Goes Off Script: Defends Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Shreds 'Bogus' Fox News Coverage Of HerFor the second day in a row, Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Riveradefended Rep
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Political operation tied to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aide faces scrutinyThis week, a conservative group lodged a complaint with the Federal Election Commission over payments to a company owned by the New York congresswoman's chief of staff.
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Sean Hannity stunned when Geraldo Rivera defends Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'You want her to be Gandhi?'Geraldo Rivera tells Hannity that Ocasio-Cortez “represents an ideal to many youngsters that you mock.”
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Dems accepted 'racism as realpolitik' by compromising on border wall“The entire premise of a wall is not based in fact,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “kinda adorable” like a “5-year-old child,” Fox analyst saysFox News senior political analyst Brit Hume made the comments about Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.
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Opinion | I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her'Just yesterday, I had to listen to an exhausting, 10-minute lecture from some idiot who would not shut up about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, only to discover that it was myself, talking to myself. This happens every day.' Petridishes has had enough!!!!!
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Eric Trump calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “absolutely crazy,” says Democrats “don’t have a party”“Their candidates are proven to be absolutely crazy, AOC, right?” Eric Trump said of Democrats and Ocasio-Cortez.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stands up for Ilhan Omar, calls on leaders to denounce 'blatant' IslamophobiaCongresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended fellow freshman representative Ilhan Omar against anti-Muslim attacks
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