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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The fear of speaking up, the deeply bitter and toxic division is the crumbling of our rights and protections.”

On the recordAugust 24, 2026
The fear of speaking up, the deeply bitter and toxic division is the crumbling of our rights and protections.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Addressing the impact of fear on political discourse.

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