To the Editor:
The Republican media universe has long understood that misogynistic attacks against prominent Democratic women are a motivating force for their base.
With Hillary Clinton unlikely to run for public office again and Nancy Pelosi set to retire as House speaker at the end of this term, it comes as no surprise that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a charismatic democratic socialist who refuses to accept corporate money and has proved adept both at communicating leftist policy ideas and at cutting through the rhetoric of her Republican counterparts, would be their next boogeyman.
This will most certainly not be the last set of ridiculous accusations that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez will face. Luckily though for those of us who appreciate leadership unencumbered by corporate ties, it appears that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez is as tenacious as she is talented. While Republicans and their allies in the media do everything they can to smear her, A.O.C. will be working diligently to pass
The exchange was a vivid illustration of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s influence on New York’s political landscape. Whether she’ll use her platform to help shape the race for mayor is an open question.
Union leaders participated in the campaign to 'fortify' the election for Joe Biden betraying members who will pay the price because of Biden's energy policy.
BBC News
By Natalie Sherman
image captionOrganisers are trying to establish the first unionised Amazon warehouse in the US
Joseph Jones doesn t find the gruelling physical demands of his job at Amazon particularly troubling - he can walk as many as 17 miles per shift. The firm s attitude towards his work, however, is something else. It s a very adversarial relationship with the supervisors and the staff, says the 35-year-old, who started working part-time at the company s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama in October. You re a cog in the system. and it s very obvious.
During the busy season between Thanksgiving and Christmas, for example, he says Amazon required staff to extend their shifts - typically with little notice. Once, he says he didn t even know he had been asked to put in extra time until he arrived for work and the company app informed him he was an hour late.