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 under the U.S. Constitution. — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
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 conscience and to the rule of law, not… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
Amazon's outsized power is looking less and less like smart business and more and more like oppressive politics - one company bullying us all. — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
I think part of the reason the Tea Party has resonated is that people feel disempowered. The Tea Party says, "You are out of… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
Anti-corruption is a core constitutional value. It always has been. — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
Integrity is hard work. I do think the internet makes it harder because of the temptations of performance. You can perform and have integrity,… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the reason people are attracted to the Keystone pipeline is because at least we're doing something. There's a fear… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
If you think art is a competitive forum, then you're going to stop doing it if you're not good. But if it's not competitive,… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
A combination of working in politics as well as teaching and being [an actor] certainly helped. I became so much more comfortable in front… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
If those people in power never made any mistakes, we'd be done for as a democracy. But people keep making mistakes. History is a… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
Normally, politicians lie because they want to persuade us of the truth of what they are saying. A candidate for Congress will claim that… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
The Internet is an important organizing tool. But the goal of a campaign isn't to use the Internet for organizing; the goal is always… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
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… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
So the job of building structures, building a constitutional structure, is not just to punish those who behave badly but actually to protect people… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
To be fair, money and politics never work in a directly straight line. — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
I joke about it being a millstone, but it never hurts to have a name that sticks out. — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
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