I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.

I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that a state auditor was supposed to be talking about. Maybe they were right.

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

Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision.

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.

The problem with party politics is that people get involved every two or four years and that is it. In the meantime, the legislature and Minnesota politics are on a separate track.