"First, it's about standing with survivors. I've met personally some of the women who were raped and abused at the age of 13 or 14. They have been silenced and discarded by our country for over a decade, and anyone who hears their stories is determined to fight for accountability. And it's beyond Epstein-we have a culture of abuse of girls and women, and we need to grapple with that."
"Despite representing deep-pocketed Silicon Valley, he's embraced an agenda of economic populism (taxing the rich, Medicare for All) while also preaching an "economic patriotism" that involves re-industrializing the hollowed-out heartland. A co-chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 campaign for President, Khanna has been heralded as a "rising Democratic star" ( New York magazine) and a possible "future of the Democratic party" (the Atlantic)."
Ro Khanna is a California congressman who agitated for release of Jeffrey Epstein files, creating a wedge between the President and some supporters and prompting an early congressional recess. He emphasizes standing with survivors, having met women abused as young teenagers, and pushes for accountability against a broader culture of abuse and elite impunity. Despite representing deep-pocketed Silicon Valley, he advocates economic populism — taxing the rich and Medicare for All — and promotes "economic patriotism" to reindustrialize the hollowed-out American heartland. He co-chaired Bernie Sanders's 2020 campaign, has been labeled a rising Democratic figure, and appears to be considering a 2028 presidential run.
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