Following Moore, Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, a self-described democratic socialist, told a screaming throng that they were part of a “movement for social, economic and racial justice . . . a movement to transform our public policy so the United States can . . . finally advance 21st century human rights.” Ocasio-Cortez proclaimed, “We need fundamental change in the United States of America. . . . It’s going to require us to transform and grow as individuals.” She called for a “collaborative movement . . . to build a more advanced nation.”
