'Medicare for All and Equal Rights Aren't Trends': Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back....
'Medicare for All and Equal Rights Aren't Trends': Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back After Aaron Sorkin Lectures Young Progressives
From the article:
"News flash: Medicare for All and equal rights aren't trends," the New York congresswoman wrote, referring specifically to Sorkin's flippant dismissal of the push for equal rights for transgender Americans as a "Republican talking point they're trying to distract you with."....
Sorkin's unsolicited advice to young congressional Democratswho, in just a short period of time, have helped push bold solutions like a Green New Deal and a 70 percent tax rate into mainstream political discussionwas widely panned by progressives, who characterized the screenwriter's comments as a sad attempt to shoot down the party's surging left-wing energy.
To read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/21/medicare-all-and-equal-rights-arent-trends-ocasio-cortez-fires-back-after-aaron?cd-origin=rss&utm_term=%27Medicare%20for%20All%20and%20Equal%20Rights%20Aren%27t%20Trends%27%3A%20Ocasio-
The agenda must include striking back at these conservative talking points, not ignoring them.
And the current crop of Congressmembers, led by Speaker Pelosi, is doing so.