Ro Khanna

Jan 8, 2025 | theguardian.com | Ro Khanna

I first met President Jimmy Carter at a sports bar in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics. I was interning for the Carter Center in the same summer class as Jason Carter, his grandson. President Carter made a point to speak to every intern. He shared with us that he loved the Olympics because it represented a hope for peace and diplomacy. For a 19 year old, son of immigrants, this encounter was exhilarating. I left the internship in awe of American politics.

Dec 10, 2024 | msnbc.com | Ro Khanna

The U.S. defense budget is approaching $1 trillion. About half is going to defense contractors, who have a history of overcharging the Pentagon and fleecing American taxpayers. Raytheon recently agreed to pay $950 million to resolve investigations concerning defective pricing, foreign bribery and export control schemes. The public is tired of this waste and abuse.

Dec 1, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Ro Khanna |Lawrence Lessig

Whatever its failures, Kamala Harris’s campaign had one clear success: Fundraising. Not only did she raise a record amount — more than $1 billion, which was two and a half times the amount Donald Trump raised — she also inspired an extraordinary amount of outside spending from political action committees supportive of her campaign. About $650 million in outside spending flowed in for her, nearly matching the amount supporting Trump.

Nov 8, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Ro Khanna

One lesson from Tuesday’s election is clear: Democrats failed to present a compelling economic vision for the working class, and we lost because of it. To come back, we must speak to the anger of families who have been shafted by our economic system and offer surgical solutions to remedy them instead of glib slogans that could have been generated by ChatGPT. We need a New Economic Deal. For too long, we’ve failed to listen to or truly get people’s anger and pain about falling behind.

Aug 16, 2024 | wsj.com | Ro Khanna

WSJ Opinion: Vance Derangement SyndromeYour browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 5:23WSJ Opinion: Vance Derangement SyndromePlay video: WSJ Opinion: Vance Derangement SyndromeI met J.D. Vance in March 2018 on a bus trip through the Midwest with then-Rep. Tim Ryan (Mr. Vance’s future Senate opponent) and Silicon Valley leaders. The purpose of our trip was to encourage tech investment in places like Flint, Mich., Johnstown, Pa., South Bend, Ind., and Youngstown, Ohio.