Economics

Wall Street's New Left: Millennials See a Politics Beyond Profit

  • A new diversity in finance means a wider spectrum of views
  • Volunteers hit the streets for Ocasio-Cortez and O’Rourke
Zack TruelsonPhotographer: Sarah Blesener/Bloomberg
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For 65 hours a week, Zack Truelson works for Wall Street’s hyper-capitalists. On weekends, he hits the streets for America’s socialists.

Truelson, 27, is part of a new generation in finance that has embraced progressive politics as never before. Even on Wall Street, 20- and 30-somethings have drifted left since Bernie Sanders injected democratic socialism into presidential politics in 2016.