“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has done a lot of growing up in the eight years since a stunning upset catapulted her from anonymous 20-something insurgent to establishment-busting avatar of American progressivism. She is pursuing alliances across the political spectrum rather than flaming other Democrats, betting that bridge-building is a better way to expand her movement,” the New York Times reports.“She would like to see the left grow up, too.”“In private discussions, she has urged fellow democratic socialists to foster a ‘culture of welcoming’ rather than of ‘intimidation,’ mindful that even she has sometimes failed their purity-minded litmus tests on issues like the war in Gaza.”