The Democrats have purged any semblance of progressive politics from
their ranks. Democratic party attacks and Republican chicanery were used
to end Cynthia McKinney’s congressional career. When Ohio lost a
congressional seat after the last census it was no surprise that Dennis
Kucinich ended up with the short straw. There isn’t one Democratic
member of congress who consistently advances an anti-war platform. Even
Ocasio-Cortez falls prey to using liberal gibberish about America being a
“force for good” and demanding congressional approval for wars that
should never be waged at all. But if she wins her general election in
November she will be the lone member who says anything at all about the
issues of war and peace.
-- Margaret Kimberley, "Freedom Rider: Ocasio-Cortez and the Left" (BLACK AGENDA REPORT).