Bhaskar Sunkara
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president | Bhaskar Sunkara (opens the original)
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The congresswoman can run a serious national campaign on the left and pull a movement in behind it. She should get in early In the summer of 2018, almost no one thought Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could beat Joe Crowley. Crowley was a 10-term incumbent, the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, a man some thought would one day be speaker. A 28-year-old former bartender and democratic socialist was the longest of long shots to succeed him. But ever since she did, the political establishment has been
Platnerâs collapse doesnât mean we should reject outsiders in politics | Bhaskar Sunkara (opens the original)
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We donât need fewer amateurs running for office. We need far more of them, recruited seriously Graham Platner is out of the Maine Senate race, burdened by controversies that include a troubling rape accusation, which he denies. His departure is no doubt a good thing that will make it easier for Democrats to win back the Senate. But progressives should pay attention to the discussion around Platner. His collapse is being turned into something larger, supposed proof that people from outside poli
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