Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Like I think about back when Biden was trying to build back better and we had these like, we had this massive prescription drug pricing thing. provision in there that was going to make so many prescriptions more affordable for people. And there was like one Democrat and that bill went through energy and commerce. There was like one Democrat, maybe two very beholden to industry.

It lost by one vote or lost by one or two votes in that committee. And so that's how like all of these things get slowly chipped away because of that process. And that's why one of the things that we say is like, Yes, voting for Democratic majorities is important, but it's really about the kind of Democrat that you're sending.

It lost by one vote or lost by one or two votes in that committee. And so that's how like all of these things get slowly chipped away because of that process. And that's why one of the things that we say is like, Yes, voting for Democratic majorities is important, but it's really about the kind of Democrat that you're sending.

And one of the things I've learned a lot in the House is like, you know, there's so many frustrations, understandably. But also, you know, the popularity of Congress is super low, but a lot of people actually like their individual member of Congress.

And one of the things I've learned a lot in the House is like, you know, there's so many frustrations, understandably. But also, you know, the popularity of Congress is super low, but a lot of people actually like their individual member of Congress.

And that's part of the story that we have here too, because a lot of people are just very, you know, they're very beholden to a set of incentives that are not always just the people who voted for them.

And that's part of the story that we have here too, because a lot of people are just very, you know, they're very beholden to a set of incentives that are not always just the people who voted for them.

Literally. Not even allowed in. And you've got like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO right behind you. Yeah, no, it's like, what are we doing here?

Literally. Not even allowed in. And you've got like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO right behind you. Yeah, no, it's like, what are we doing here?

I mean, there are tons of structural things that we can do. And there are lots and lots of ways to get a bite at that apple. I think the crux, the kind of the knot that we have to untie is how do we build the power to actually implement those things? Like when it comes to labor getting that share, that's not a hard problem to solve.

I mean, there are tons of structural things that we can do. And there are lots and lots of ways to get a bite at that apple. I think the crux, the kind of the knot that we have to untie is how do we build the power to actually implement those things? Like when it comes to labor getting that share, that's not a hard problem to solve.

There are everything from kind of Elizabeth Warren and a lot of other folks saying labor should have board seats in corporations.

There are everything from kind of Elizabeth Warren and a lot of other folks saying labor should have board seats in corporations.

Well, that's the thing. Our country is remarkably propagandized. Like we are remarkably propagandized. And that's what I'm talking about when, you know, when it talks about building the power, working, a lot of working class people voted for Donald Trump. Sure.

Well, that's the thing. Our country is remarkably propagandized. Like we are remarkably propagandized. And that's what I'm talking about when, you know, when it talks about building the power, working, a lot of working class people voted for Donald Trump. Sure.

He gained a tremendous amount in that area. They voted for him despite the fact that he has a Supreme Court that guts labor rights, that they are overwhelmingly opposed to raising a minimum wage, that they are really, you know, that they're gutting the civil rights around working people and organizing, let alone women and voting rights and for black folks and immigrants.

He gained a tremendous amount in that area. They voted for him despite the fact that he has a Supreme Court that guts labor rights, that they are overwhelmingly opposed to raising a minimum wage, that they are really, you know, that they're gutting the civil rights around working people and organizing, let alone women and voting rights and for black folks and immigrants.

Like, put all of that aside, just on a working class level, We have elected the foxes for the hen house to run the hen house. And so that is like something that we're going to have to confront because what Zuckerberg and Bezos and all these people sitting behind them, they don't just represent billionaires. They represent all of the communication platforms that people use. Yes.

Like, put all of that aside, just on a working class level, We have elected the foxes for the hen house to run the hen house. And so that is like something that we're going to have to confront because what Zuckerberg and Bezos and all these people sitting behind them, they don't just represent billionaires. They represent all of the communication platforms that people use. Yes.

In the United States. So the TikTok CEO is saying, we work for Trump. The meta Instagram and Facebook CEO is saying, we work for Trump.