Barney Frank, tidigare kongressledamot och pionjär för hbtq-rättigheter, har avlidit vid 86 års ålder

Den tidigare representanten för Massachusetts, Barney Frank, gick bort denna månad vid 86 års ålder. Nekrologer har lyft fram hans roll som öppet homosexuell politiker och hans arbete med 2010 års Dodd-Frank-paket för finansiell reform.

Frank fortsatte att ge råd till demokrater även från sin sjukbädd i palliativ vård. Han uttryckte kritik mot den progressiva vänstern för dess fokus på rasrelaterade och kulturella frågor vid sidan av ekonomisk ojämlikhet, särskilt efter att hans föredragna senatskandidat i Maine förlorat ett primärval.

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