THE RISE OF AOC: Beginnings

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shook up American politics when she landed on the political scene -- and continues to shake it up. In part one of my in-depth report on her ascent, we look back at her origins

This week, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, had the nation talking. And talking. And talking some more. Her intimate sharing of her egg-freezing journey was a reminder of how she, if not introduced, elevated and perfected a politics of personal vulnerability, built on direct, human connection to citizens. And her comment in…