Means of Production’s first big hit was with an underdog candidate from the Bronx whose socialist message immediately drew them in. Before RepresentativeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez(D-NY) wastearing it up on Capitol Hillshe was a longshot running againstone of the Democrats’ biggest players a year. To put that number in perspective, all robberies, burglaries, and car theftscombinedcost victims$14 billionin 2012, according to FBI statistics.Wage theft affects millions of people, Engaging young people about politics isn’t easy. Our current system has made young people feel like we don’t matter, that we aren’t knowledgeable enough to vote, or that voting actually perpetuates a system that harms us. These are myths. Through my work as an organizer, I have learned that one conversation can go a long way. One conversation can turn a nonvoter into a lifetime voter, and when it comes to getting young people to vote, it’s all about listening. Some like to say, half tongue-in-cheek, that most good organizers have two of the following three qualities: charisma, shamelessness, and good looks. In reality, anyone with an understanding of what’s at risk for our generation, a good attitude, and a voter-registration form can make change. with a loaded gun, a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot in the head on Tuesday, July 24, according to police. Two teenagers have been charged in connection to her death. The incident took place in Conroe, Texas, a city within Houston.