The 36-year-old New York representative and one of the country’s most prominent democratic socialists renewed her membership in the group’s national organization after reports emerged earlier this month that it had lapsed. Ocasio-Cortez initially joined the group in 2018.
In a statement on Tuesday night, the DSA announced: “Democratic Socialists of America confirms Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member in good standing of our organization, having recently rejoined in August 2026,” according to a report in City & State New York.
It added: “Previously, the representative joined DSA in 2018 with a one-year membership, which DSA’s national leadership recently noticed had lapsed, in 2019. She has since renewed her membership as of this month.”
The DSA said it decided to disclose Ocasio-Cortez’s membership details amid reports that she could run for president in the next election cycle.
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Jewish people have the right to exist.
A subtle but important distinction. Thank you for adding it.
A distinction that is purposefully being ignored by the “Israel’s right to exist” crowd.
So no, not good for her. It’s bad to conflate recent man-made construct such as Israel with Jewish people. “Israel’s right to exist” is on par with “white lives matter too” and “heritage not hate.” Its pure misinformation.
I had hoped
would clarify my opinion enough.
I don’t want ANYONE to die. I don’t think Israel should be allowed to bully its neighbors, flout international law, and commit genocide. A phrase has been co-opted by people we don’t agree with. So what. It doesn’t mean they control language and the meaning of words.
Israel isn’t a religion.
Gah! You’ve already had to remind me of that once.
No, I said Jewish people have the right to exist before. Now I’m correcting your statement that Israel is a religion. It is not.
To me, this whole conversation has served as a reminder of the importance of precise language. You are entirely correct, of course. That’s what I meant, and that’s why I replied the way I did. I appreciate it, especially on an emotional issue like this one.
It’s also directly opposed to what you said
Honestly, no. No nation has any right at all. People do. The “Israel has a right to exist/defend itself” shit is just Zionist cover. They invade, murder, and steal land, then get attacked and say people critical of them are infringing on their rights. Don’t take the bait. Just because it sounds reasonable doesn’t mean it is. Think harder about what it means.
What do you think that means?
Your previous comment is removed, so I can’t reference it. Israel is not a culture or religion though. It’s a nation. It is not Judaism, nor does it represent Jews.
Anyway, no culture, religion, or nation has rights. People have rights. They have a right to a culture and religion, but the culture and religion do not have rights.
Every culture and religion has the right to a colonial ethnostate?
Did Yugoslavia have a right to exist?
No, but NATO also didn’t have a right to destroy it. https://www.michael-parenti.org/article-the-rational-destruction-of-yugoslavia