What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political scientists.

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

Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.

We can remake the world daily.

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.

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

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action.