Zephyr Teachout

“I care about dental care, and ending mass private and public surveillance, and funding schools so they can have small class sizes.”

“Voters have a responsibility to make a judgment with whatever facts are available on Election Day.”

“It's said that history inevitably marches toward democracy, but it only leaves the possibility of democracy, and the constant threat that it would be eroded by big money.”

“It is an honor to join 'The Nation’s esteemed editorial board.”

“New York state’s Donnelly Act gives power at least as great - many think greater - than that of the Sherman Act. We have strong consumer protection laws that can be used to protect against s...”

“My first job out of law school was representing people on death row in North Carolina, where I often saw the impact of hasty prosecutions.”

“Every politician should go and spend time and visit prisons and jails. Because if you are choosing to exercise this kind of power over another person's life, there's a role for that, but you...”

“I hope that we increasingly shift power to local governments.”

“We need to pressure lawmakers to hold hearings on pending mergers, and pressure federal and state enforcers to use their full powers.”

“Google has established a pattern of lobbying and threatening to acquire power. It has reached a dangerous point common to many monarchs: The moment where it no longer wants to allow dissent.”

“At their best, new media are chaotic. The new technologies disrupt political pomp and glamour and engage people in an unpolished and unpredictable give-and-take. They also give citizens acce...”

“The attorney general of New York state has a special authority and responsibility to preserve the integrity of businesses and nonprofits in New York under the state's own laws as well as und...”

“In some states, the attorney general is appointed, but in New York state it's an independently elected position. The New York attorney general has an obligation to the people first, to her c...”

“When I was in college in the late 80s-early 90s, there was a sense that history was on a straight path toward democracy everywhere. Well, that's not true. It was also not true that there's a...”

“At a policy level, we can support protecting and serving as opposed to militarization or disproportionate response. Step one is making sure we don't militarize and actually call for a review...”

“There's this myth out there that self-perpetuates that candidates believe that although the populace cares about corruption, they're not going to vote on it.”

“In the absence of relative equality - quid pro quo - a court might question whether there was an actual contract. If I give you a dollar, and you give me a mansion, our contract would lack q...”

“When elections are not democratic, even the most populist discussions become superficial, disconnected from real power; they are theatre.”

“I think a lot of campaigns mis-learned the lessons of Obama 2008. They overly focused on the particular tools, and less so on the fact that the Internet enables a kind of culture of trust to...”

“The Internet doesn’t just enable cool avatars and the shorter form. It also allows the deeper form: cross-linked blog posts, extensive research, simultaneous screens and raw debate footage t...”