Jeff Cohen, author/media critic, cofounder of @Roots_Action, formerly Ithaca College journalism prof, founder of https://xitter.cf/t.co/FdbcdE3PeD, documentary filmmaker
Woodstock, NY
Joined July 2008
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This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.
This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.
Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.
Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.
Abolish ICE.
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SALON HAS POSTED OUR COLUMN
"Democrats need a bold 2028 ticket: Ro Khanna and AOC should run" salon.com/2026/09/22/democra…
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Nobel laureates @JosephEStiglitz (#ICRICT co-chair), @DAcemogluMIT, @paulkrugman, Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee & Peter Diamond back California's #Prop40 a 5% one-time wealth tax = ~$100bn for healthcare.
📃here: gabriel-zucman.eu/files/prop…
#TaxTheSuperRich
ALT Nobel economists throw support behind California billionaire tax Progressive laureates say November ballot measure could ‘start reining in the power’ of ultra-wealthy Attendees at The Wiltern cheer and hold signs reading ‘Billionaire Tax Now’ during the California Billionaire Tax Act campaign kick-off. The launch of a Bernie Sanders-led campaign for a tax on billionaires in California earlier this year that progressive economists say could kick-start a movement nationally © AFP or licensers Nobel economists throw support behind California billionaire tax on x (opens in a new window) Nobel economists throw support behind California billionaire tax on facebook (opens in a new window) Nobel economists throw support behind California billionaire tax on linkedin (opens in a new window) Save Stephen Foley and Michael Taffe in New York Published21 minutes ago 0 Print this page Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, busine
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“AOC and Khanna... have shown a willingness to blaze unusual and much-needed trails on Capitol Hill beyond the constraints of the Democratic Party establishment and bipartisan corporatism.”
commondreams.org/news/aoc-ro…
RootsAction and @pdamerica Announce Campaign Urging Ro Khanna and AOC to Run for 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination
Learn more and sign on! -> runrorunaoc.org/
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AOC: When you see what Robert Kraft did to line up all the stadiums to censor speech in that one specific way, it's become clear it's not just about one music artist or two music artists, but this is about how just a handful of stadium owners and the elite can prevent an entire massive issue, in this case, the genocide in gaza—
Jeff Cohen retweeted
RootsAction and @pdamerica Announce Campaign Urging Ro Khanna and AOC to Run for 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination
Learn more and sign on! -> runrorunaoc.org/
Jeff Cohen retweeted
📢 The Democratic party is in dire need of a mutiny.
theguardian.com/commentisfre… @normansolomon
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❓ Would 2026 AOC have endorsed 2018 AOC?
"This year, Ocasio-Cortez has gained serious media attention as a possible 2028 presidential candidate. But she could face erosion of the grassroots support she needs for a national campaign.
By refusing to endorse progressives as they take on incumbent Democrats in competitive primaries, she has implicitly spurned those now trying to follow in her footsteps to Congress."
thehill.com/opinion/campaign…
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"When Democrats claim that the memorandum of understanding amounts to surrender, they are playing with fire." @normansolomon
thehill.com/opinion/internat…
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👀 A coalition is calling for Chuck Schumer to step aside as Senate minority leader.
A mobile billboard is circling the capital and DNC HQ in DC right now!
Write to your Dem Senator now if you agree: actionnetwork.org/letters/te…
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RootsAction was proud to support three progressive candidates who have won their primaries tonight @bradlander, @claireforny , and @DarializaforNY .
Voters overwhelmingly rejected corporatist Democrats in favor of candidates who were wiling to say the word “genocide” and who spoke to the people, not big donors.
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I'm mentioned in this @Salon column by @jeffcot. Never let anyone tell you that your below average Canva skills can't change the world. 😎
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A pleasure chatting with the great @jeffcot of @FAIRmediawatch and @RootsAction! 🎙️
We covered it all: the CA governor's race & @TomSteyer , @NYCMayor , @BernieSanders , Gaza, and the messy future of the U.S. left.
Full Episode: youtube.com/watch?v=cTYKgm_j…
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NEW POLL: New York State voters, especially Democrats, aren’t being represented by their senators.
In April, the US Senate voted on resolutions to block President Trump’s delivery of 2,000-pound bombs and bulldozers to Israel. 40 Senators – all Democrats – voted in favor. 7 Democrats voted with Republicans to keep weapons flowing, including New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
The poll conducted by @DataProgress finds that 61% of New York State voters and 76% of Democrats support the resolution to block bombs, and 57% of voters overall including 71% of Democrats support the resolution to block bulldozers.
Read more 🔽
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If Tom Steyer wins, that could send positive shock waves through the Democratic party.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
👀"The Becerra-Steyer clash is a major ideological battle with enormous consequences for the future of California, it can also be seen as a proxy war of sorts in the race for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination."
