Sunscreen socialism: AOC divides the left with call for better skincare options

Ocasio-Cortez's video with a brand CEO angered some who saw it as consumerist, while others backed her on health grounds

The burning debate on the American left this week: is sunscreen socialist?

It was sparked last Thursday when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke out about the poor quality of sun creams in the US compared to elsewhere. I was in South Korea earlier this year and it is so clear how far advanced the rest of the world is on sunscreen, and we deserve better in the US," the congresswoman said in a social media video filmed with Charlotte Palermino, a skincare brand CEO.