Research finds tipping point for large-scale social change : When the size of a minority committed to social change reached 25 percent, it was consistently able to establish a new behavioral norm in the larger group — a finding that has implications for behavior in the workplace, online, and in our communities (University of Pennsylvania) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/uop-rft060418.php
“Dem Adios: How Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Shellacked the Party of Neoliberalism” https://ghionjournal.com/how-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-shellacked-the-party-of-neoliberalism/ “…Basically, people sent a message that they’re tired of empty promises, failure-prone “middle road” Republican Lite legislation, and the same old faces. The Democratic Party needs to get out of the way.”
Fox News (3/9/19): “Ocasio-Cortez, at SXSW, blasts FDR, Reagan and capitalism, says political moderates are ‘meh'” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-slams-moderates-as-meh-at-sxsw-criticizes-americas-treatment-of-minorities
But “During a Q&A session with the audience, television host and author Bill Nye the Science Guy stepped up to the microphone. “I’m a white guy,” Nye said. “I think the problem on both sides is fear. People of my ancestry are afraid to pay for everything as immigrants come into this country. People who work at the diner in Alabama are afraid to ask for what is reasonable. So do you have a plan to work with people in Congress that are afraid? That’s what’s going on with many conservatives especially when it comes to climate change. People are afraid of what happens when we try to make these big changes.”
“One of the keys to dismantling fear is dismantling a zero-sum mentality,” Ocasio-Cortez replied. “It means the rejection outright of the logic that says someone else’s gain necessitates my loss and that my gain must necessitate someone’s loss. We can give without a take. We’re viewing progress as a loss instead of as an investment. When we choose to invest in our system, we are choosing to create wealth. When we all invest in them, then the wealth is for all of us too.”
Research finds tipping point for large-scale social change : When the size of a minority committed to social change reached 25 percent, it was consistently able to establish a new behavioral norm in the larger group — a finding that has implications for behavior in the workplace, online, and in our communities (University of Pennsylvania) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/uop-rft060418.php
In Florida battleground, [roughly 200,000] Puerto Ricans fleeing Maria’s destruction reshape electoral landscape (Fox News) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/28/in-florida-battleground-puerto-ricans-fleeing-marias-destruction-reshape-electoral-landscape.html
“Dem Adios: How Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Shellacked the Party of Neoliberalism” https://ghionjournal.com/how-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-shellacked-the-party-of-neoliberalism/ “…Basically, people sent a message that they’re tired of empty promises, failure-prone “middle road” Republican Lite legislation, and the same old faces. The Democratic Party needs to get out of the way.”
New Yorker Magazine: July 23, 2018 Issue
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Historic Win and the Future of the Democratic Party
Come November, Ocasio-Cortez is almost certain to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Will her democratic-socialist identity push the Party to the left?” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/23/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-historic-win-and-the-future-of-the-democratic-party
CNN’s Chris Cuomo presses Ocasio-Cortez on healthcare (8/9/18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3wSSShwwwo (start around 7:40 if you’re in a hurry).
Fox News: “Ocasio-Cortez’s vision to turn Uncle Sam into Santa Claus is impractical but poses a threat we can’t ignore” http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/10/ocasio-cortezs-vision-to-turn-uncle-sam-into-santa-claus-is-impractical-but-poses-threat-cant-ignore.html
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Went DIY on Her Campaign Ad, and It’s a Runaway Hit (ADWEEK) https://www.adweek.com/creativity/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-went-diy-on-her-campaign-ad-and-its-a-runaway-hit/
“How a Ragtag Group of Socialist Filmmakers Produced One of the Most Viral Campaign Ads of 2018” https://theintercept.com/2018/06/05/ocasio-cortez-new-york-14th-district-democratic-primary-campaign-video/
Meanwhile: “Democratic voters got payback in the New York state primary on Thursday against some of the renegade Democrats who broke away from their party and allied themselves with Republicans in New York’s state senate. (Vox 9/13/18) https://www.vox.com/2018/9/13/17858140/new-york-idc-independent-democratic-conference-state-senate-republicans
Six of the eight members of the now-disbanded Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) have lost against more progressive challengers. That includes the powerful leader of the group, Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx), who was unseated by challenger Alessandra Biaggi, a lawyer who worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have easily escaped his primary challenge, but the ousting of IDC members may be a sign that power structures are shifting in Albany.”
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bathtub photo debunked by foot fetishists” (NY Post 1/9/19) https://nypost.com/2019/01/09/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bathtub-photo-debunked-by-foot-fetishists/
“US Democratic Party Corporate Leaders Try to Stop Ocasio-Cortez” https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/US-Democratic-Party-Corporate-Leaders-Try-to-Stop-Ocasio-Cortez-20190111-0017.html
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Coming for Your Hamburgers!” (The New Yorker 3/3/19)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-coming-for-your-hamburgers
Image: https://historicist.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/paul-revere-by-wyeth.jpg
“There’s no politician — not one — who has risen further faster than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Two years ago at this time, she was bartending and waitressing in New York. Now the New York congresswoman is the face of the liberal left in the Democratic Party nationally.
When a politician — or, really, anyone — becomes a star overnight, there’s an inevitable backlash that grows in opposition to the rise. And less than three months into her first term in Congress, the AOC backlash has begun in earnest.” https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democratic-party-ideology/index.html
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right about corruption in Congress https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-right-about-corruption-congress-ncna975906
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls On Leaders To Denounce ‘Blatant’ Islamophobic Attacks on Ilhan Omar https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-denounce-blatant-islamophobic-attacks-ilhan-omar-1350023
…same as it ever was
Fox News (3/9/19): “Ocasio-Cortez, at SXSW, blasts FDR, Reagan and capitalism, says political moderates are ‘meh'” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-slams-moderates-as-meh-at-sxsw-criticizes-americas-treatment-of-minorities
But “During a Q&A session with the audience, television host and author Bill Nye the Science Guy stepped up to the microphone. “I’m a white guy,” Nye said. “I think the problem on both sides is fear. People of my ancestry are afraid to pay for everything as immigrants come into this country. People who work at the diner in Alabama are afraid to ask for what is reasonable. So do you have a plan to work with people in Congress that are afraid? That’s what’s going on with many conservatives especially when it comes to climate change. People are afraid of what happens when we try to make these big changes.”
“One of the keys to dismantling fear is dismantling a zero-sum mentality,” Ocasio-Cortez replied. “It means the rejection outright of the logic that says someone else’s gain necessitates my loss and that my gain must necessitate someone’s loss. We can give without a take. We’re viewing progress as a loss instead of as an investment. When we choose to invest in our system, we are choosing to create wealth. When we all invest in them, then the wealth is for all of us too.”