2018 election: New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez elected the youngest woman in Congress

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Four women — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearengin, and Amy Vilela — challenge the Democratic establishment.

“Call me a radical”: Ocasio-Cortez reveals how much the Democratic Party has changed

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is more in line with the party’s base than establishment Democrats might think.

How marginal tax rates actually work, explained with a cartoon

The recent Republican pushback against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 percent proposal repeats a common error.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is floating a 70 percent top tax rate — research backs her up

Some studies indicate she’s aiming too low.

The conservative response to Ocasio-Cortez’s tax proposal has been embarrassingly deceptive

What conservatives are getting wrong about marginal tax rates.

5 key moments from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 60 Minutes interview

"If that’s what radical means, call me a radical."

Conservatives’ obsession with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s high school, explained

Dance like nobody is tweeting about you.

A historic new Congress will be sworn in today

In 2018, voters elected one of the most diverse congressional classes ever.

9 lawmakers to watch in the new Congress

Democrats have officially taken control of the House.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now the youngest woman elected to Congress

She’s one of Democrats’ biggest stars from this cycle.

Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the year of victory red lipstick

Pressley’s victory speech asked if a congresswoman can wear red lipstick. She can.

The striking parallels between 1992’s “Year of the Woman” and 2018, explained by a historian

In both years, women ran for office to push back against sexual misconduct.

Young women are one of the most potent political forces of 2018

A slew of millennial women could make their way into Congress this fall.

Working-class people are underrepresented in politics. The problem isn’t voters.

Our government is run by rich people — and it benefits them the most.

Critics say Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can’t hang with the intellectual heavyweights ... in Congress

Male politicians aren’t told to put training wheels back on after a fact check.

Will young women of color shape the Democratic Party?

Why conservatives love to hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

A democratic socialist most Republicans have never heard has become ubiquitous in conservative media.

Democratic socialism, explained by a democratic socialist

It’s not just New Deal liberalism.

9 women to watch from this year’s midterms

Meet the breakout stars of the 2018 election.

Centrist Democrats are crucial to building the left’s power in the Midwest

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shows that Democrats are moving left. But liberal centrists are still necessary.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just won a House primary as a write-in — for a district she wasn’t intending to run in

Her second surprise primary win shows the staying power of her progressive message.

A conservative critic attacked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s credentials — and got a major fact wrong

"Try Google," she responded.

The brilliance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s bold campaign design

Ocasio-Cortez won on the issues — but her campaign’s unique branding certainly didn’t hurt.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demonstrated the power of young women in politics

People thought Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s win was a long shot. She showed them why young women should never be underestimated.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a Democratic Socialists of America member. Here’s what that means.

The progressive candidate is changing notions of what socialism means for voters across Queens, the Bronx, and America.