Progressives Face Scrutiny Over 'Defund the Police' Stance
Progressive politicians, including AOC and Mamdani, are facing criticism and scrutiny over their past support for 'defund the police' movements. Critics argue that their backtracking on these positions puts organizers at risk and that progressives cannot be absolved of their 'radical' past.
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AOC and Mamdani wanted to defund the police. Their backtracking puts organizers at risk
Progressive and democratic socialist politicians are recanting pandemic-era statements on police and prison abolition The north may not remember, but 9 August this year marked the 12th anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown Jr in Ferguson, Missouri. That day, the US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reassured an ABC news anchor that she, like other progressive politicians and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates, had “moved away” from statements they made during...
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's remark that the "Woke 1" era was "crazy," given his past comments.
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