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Elections: Fighters for justice seize the moment

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The upcoming midterm election is a tremendous opportunity. Ordinary people are running for office and using the campaign season to express the demands of the working class.
In June, Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez won the Democratic nomination for Congress from New York City’s 14th Congressional District. Her platform called for Medicare for all, a federal jobs guarantee, affordable housing, and the abolition of the immigration and customs enforcement agency. The voters rejected a 10-term incumbent to nominate her. “This is a victory for the movement for justice for the working class,” said Ms. Ocasio-Cortez.
As economic inequality intensifies, fighters for justice are taking part in the debate over this country’s future unfolding in the electoral arena. They are opposed by the powerful because their demand is for government to act in the people’s interests. It poses the question of who will control the government—the corporations or the people?
Elections are an important battleground to educate the people in the fight for a new America. Wherever possible, utilize election campaigns to bring forward the real issues and to demand solutions. Then continue that fight long after Election Day!
 

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