Megan Kimble

Megan Kimble is senior editor at Austin Monthly and the author of Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates with supporters at a victory party after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowley on June 26th, 2018, in New York City.
News in Brief

Get to Know Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Who Could Become the Youngest Woman in Congress

Pacific Standard spoke to Ocasio-Cortez about how she got to where she is and why it matters that young women and women of color are running for office.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "If you're not doing something in this time in this country, then you aren't a part of us."
Features

Making a Run for It: Meet Some of the First-Time Female Candidates Running for Office in the Wake of the Trump Presidency

The underrepresentation of women in government is not just bad for women; it's bad for democracy.