We should rethink the role of crisis fundraising in our democracy

It’s akin to applying a bandaid to a wound that needs stitches.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with congressional colleagues and volunteers at the Houston Food Bank last Saturday. Photo via Twitter/@AOC

I’m blessed to report that my parents and sister’s family was safe and sound through the extreme winter storm that ravaged Texas last week and left millions without power and provisions. But most people experienced les…