There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.

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Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal.

I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal.

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has...

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has...

As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and...

As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and...

Politics is not about money.

Politics is not about money.

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national...

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national...

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses,...

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses,...

Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to...

Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to...

I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those...

I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those...

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a...

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a...

There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about;...

There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about;...

Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace...

Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace...

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point...

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point...

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of...

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of...

The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard...

The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard...

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate...

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate...

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe...

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe...

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect...

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect...

Politics is not about power.

Politics is not about power.