Beating the Undemocratic New York Machine

STEPHEN LENDMAN—Aged-28, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is cut out of the same mold – a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, a different breed from the vast majority in Congress, showing what’s she’ll be up against in pursuing her progressive agenda. She scored a stunning 58 – 42% triumph over longtime undemocratic Dem incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in Tuesday’s New York primary – a Wall Street, war-profiteers, machine favorite, a likely House leader to replace Nancy Pelosi before his defeat.