{"id":2243133,"date":"2024-05-12T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T01:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-highlights-effort-to-win-against-barbarism-for-the-future\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T21:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T01:12:28","slug":"aoc-highlights-effort-to-win-against-barbarism-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-highlights-effort-to-win-against-barbarism-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC&#8217;s focus: Defeating &#8216;barbarism&#8217; for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-highlights-effort-to-win-against-barbarism-for-the-future%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243133&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about\u2062 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s\u2064 determination\u2063 to\u200b fight against an\u200d unfavorable future and the challenges people\u2063 face, highlighted during her conversation on Sen. Bernie\u200b Sanders&#8217;s podcast. She emphasized the need to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-partially-bends-the-knee-acknowledges-ballots-were-counted-unlawfully-and-in-secret\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Partially Bends The Knee, Acknowledges \u2018Ballots Were Counted Unlawfully And In Secret\u2019\">address issues<\/a> like \u2064healthcare, \u2064wages, and the importance of advocating \u200bfor unions. Great summary! It captures Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s commitment to combating an unfavorable future, her discussions \u2063on\u200b Sen.\u2062 Bernie Sanders&#8217;s\u2064 podcast, and her emphasis on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-pete-buttigieg-to-testify-in-front-of-the-house-transportation-committee\/\" title=\"LIVE: Pete Buttigieg testifies before House Transportation Committee\">addressing critical \u2062issues<\/a>\u200d like healthcare,\u2064 wages, and \u200dthe promotion of unions. Well done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) was adamant that she will not give up working to fend off a future she views as undesirable, saying, \u201cwe have to fight for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While speaking on Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders\u2019s<\/a> (I-VT) podcast, AOC complained that people are forced to choose \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>between medicine<\/a> and rent,\u201d ostensibly because of perceived inequities in healthcare and wages, calling it \u201cbarbarism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we do not demand, and not only demand but win unions, healthcare, wages, ending endless war, then we will condemn ourselves to barbarism, and I refuse to give up,\u201d the New York Democrat said as Sanders listened on. \u201cI refuse to submit myself to that future. That\u2019s not a life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For a new episode of Bernie: The Podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> and I sat down to discuss what it&#8217;s like to take on the establishment, why we call ourselves democratic socialists, and what inspires us to keep fighting against long odds. Available Wednesday 5\/15 wherever you get your podcasts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s46bhQWbLX\">pic.twitter.com\/s46bhQWbLX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders\/status\/1789766150210945313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Vermont independent promoted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audit-michigan-may-have-paid-billions-in-fraudulent-jobless-claims-gretchen-whitmer-administration-hit-with-kickback-allegations\/\" title=\"Audit: Michigan May Have Paid Billions in 'Fraudulent' Jobless Claims; Gretchen Whitmer Administration Hit with 'Kickback' Allegations\">podcast episode<\/a>, which releases Wednesday, by saying he and AOC \u201cdiscuss what it\u2019s like to take on the establishment, why we call ourselves democratic socialists, and what inspires us to keep fighting against long odds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sanders and AOC are known as two of the most progressive politicians in Congress, often collaborating on policy, including protecting the environment and improving minimum wages and housing. In March, the two congressmen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/in-the-news\/aoc-sanders-unveil-green-new-deal-for-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released a new<\/a> \u201cGreen New Deal for Public Housing\u201d meant to \u201creimagine and reinvigorate public housing in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The allies have also both been critical of Israel in its military campaign in Gaza, calling for an end to Israel\u2019s push into Gaza and the United States\u2019s sending of military aid to the country. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) remains resolute in her commitment to combat an unfavorable future, stressing the importance of unity. During a conversation on Sen. Bernie Sanders&#8217;s (I-VT) podcast, she raised concerns about the tough choices people face between healthcare and housing due to perceived inequalities, emphasizing the need for collective action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2734,"featured_media":2243134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP20026660496374.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2243133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP20026660496374.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2243134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}