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AOC once said, “In any other country, Joe Biden and I would not be in the same party.” She understands the need to collaborate with people with whom she has broad disagreements (a situation similar to working within DSA's "big tent.")

Socialists aren’t anywhere near powerful enough to overcome capitalism, but are now a force to be reckoned with in mass politics. This opportunity requires wrestling with the challenges of governing under capitalism rather than relying on old dogmas

The growing visibility of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and victories by some DSA-backed candidates has triggered an upsurge of redbaiting by Republicans and fear-mongering by moderate Democrats.

“We need more depictions of women having full lives,” AOC said on Instagram, while documenting freezing her eggs. She is refusing to disappear the reality of maintaining a female body, working instead to fuse body and mind on the public stage.

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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

All of the mayor’s endorsed candidates won last week. His ability to reshape New York City’s political landscape shows what happens when a socialist takes executive power. His clean sweep offers a glimpse of how a leader can reshape an entire party—