Cable Street

How did Democratic candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old socialist written off by the establishment, defeat the fourth most powerful Democratic member of the House of Representatives? Does her victory herald a new left-wing populist movement in America? In this episode of Cable Street, I chat with journalist Raina Lipsitz from the Nation about her story "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power". We discuss unique factors that propelled Ocasio-Cortez, discuss whether this is replicable on a broader scale and progressive forces changing politics and the Democratic Party. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power - https://www.thenation.com/article/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fights-power/