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“I want to fight the McCarthyist state that's developing in this country so my kids won't live in a world where people are afraid to speak out.”

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What first got me involved in politics was being 14, and a youth organizer comes to my house with a van full of 14…

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I think most people would love for us to be a socialist society.

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A lot of organizers tell me that while they are making signs or doing whatever they do, they are listening to the Coup.

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