Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leaned into her socialist image at SXSW, saying 'capitalism is irredeemable'

Jim Bennett/WireImage for Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke about her self-described socialist values at the SXSW festival and called moderate politics "an attitude towards life, of, like, 'meh.'" She also critiqued capitalism, saying "capitalism is irredeemable." Her remarks follow a tweet last week aimed at Ivanka Trump, who she said was against the idea of a minimum wage. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's controversial views on capitalism have made her a target of both...