AOC
Fighter, Phenom, Changemaker
Published on 26. November 2019
144 pages
978-1-5235-1098-6 (ISBN)
Description
"We are going to rock the world." -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Born in the Bronx and raised in the suburbs of Westchester County, New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez witnessed firsthand how a person's zip code can shape their destiny. That early exposure to income inequality fueled a passion for change that, in turn, led her to take on-and defeat-a ten-term incumbent to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Now a target for the right, she is an inspiration to millions of millennial voters, women of color, and progressives.
A celebratory biography that tells the blow-by-blow account of AOC's extraordinary rise from bartender to political rock star, AOC is a compelling look at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: who she is, what she stands for, and the movement that she's energized.
Born in the Bronx and raised in the suburbs of Westchester County, New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez witnessed firsthand how a person's zip code can shape their destiny. That early exposure to income inequality fueled a passion for change that, in turn, led her to take on-and defeat-a ten-term incumbent to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Now a target for the right, she is an inspiration to millions of millennial voters, women of color, and progressives.
A celebratory biography that tells the blow-by-blow account of AOC's extraordinary rise from bartender to political rock star, AOC is a compelling look at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: who she is, what she stands for, and the movement that she's energized.
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Prachi Gupta is a journalist in New York. She was a senior reporter at Jezebel and co-host of Jezebel's politics podcast, Big Time Dicks. Prior to that, she covered the 2016 election for Cosmopolitan.com, where she interviewed figures like Hillary Clinton, Ivanka Trump, and Michelle Obama, and reported on the refugee crisis in the Middle East. Her work has appeared in IndieWire and Salon.com, and she has offered commentary on NPR, CNBC, and Channel 4's documentary on Ivanka Trump.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication and Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One: A Girl From the Bronx
- Two Zip Codes
- Difficult Questions
- Part Two: The Roots of a Movement
- Paycheck to Paycheck
- The Rise of Donald Trump
- A Brand New Congress Awaits
- Build Your Own House
- We've Got People
- Part Three: Making History
- Kingslayer
- The AOC Effect
- Women Win
- Part Four: Political Rock Star
- Meet the Squad
- First, We Protest
- A White Suit And Gold Hoops
- Social Media Queen
- The "S" Word
- Walking the Walk
- Republican Obsession
- Call Me a Radical
- Moving Left
- Major Proposals
- Abolish ICE
- Green New Deal
- Medicare for All
- Federal Jobs Guarantee
- Free Public College
- Source List
- Credits
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
