My father is an immigrant who fled the Civil War in El Salvador during the 1980s and my mother is a descendant of Irish immigrants who arrived in New York searching for a better life. From our founding fathers who risked life and limb to confront the most powerful empire the world had ever known to our immediate fore fathers who left their homelands in pursuit of the American dream, we are a nation unafraid of risking it all for the transcendent desires of the human heart. It should come as no surprise then, that our nation has turned to another revolutionary battle that will forever change our great country. This time, the shot heard round the world will not be literal gunshots the likes of heard in Lexington and Concord but rather political shouts of ‘Medicare for All’ from the likes of Sanders and Warren. But is this revolutionary movement advancing the dreams of our forefathers or is it an attack on our values requiring a counter revolution to preserve our liberty?

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:

Shares of Micron rose slightly in extended trading Wednesday following the release of the company’s better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. Beating on the top and bottom line, the chipmaker reported earnings per share of $1.71 on revenue of $5.84 billion. Wall Street had estimated earnings per share of $1.67 on revenue of $5.82 billion, according to Refinitiv.

Weakening Chinese and European economies are acting as a deterrent to U.S. growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday.

Speaking just after the central bank decided to hold the line on interest rates this week and likely maintain that stance through the year, Powell said that an otherwise strong domestic picture is getting dented from abroad.

The Federal Reserve appears to be taking a more dovish approach to the markets, but Victoria Fernandez suggests it’s not enough to keep the markets stabilized.

As long as geopolitical risks dominate the headlines, the chief market strategist at Crossmark Global Investments contends they’ll exacerbate global slowdown fears which could undermine 2019′s historic rally.