“The thing about this [Donald] Trump phenomenon is that there's a lot of good stuff in it; the anti-elitism, the concern for working class jobs.” JobsStuffClassTrumpConcernPhenomenonWorking ClassElitism Author:Van Jones
“[Donald] Trump phenomenon is just marbles with all this toxic stuff, the misogyny, the outright bigotry and so now people are left to try to pull this apart.” PeopleTryingLeftStuffTrumpBigotryPhenomenonToxicMisogynyMarble Author:Van Jones
“If you just say that, look at all the good stuff and you don't acknowledge the toxic stuff, you're wrong. If you're only looking at toxic stuff and don't recognize there's going to be some good stuff if you're for infrastructure or whatever, you're wrong.” IfsLooksStuffAcknowledgeToxicInfrastructure Author:Van Jones
“People are going to have to do a big reset. But this is a big wake-up call to the entire establishment, including the Democrats. And not just because of the failure.” PeopleBigsWake UpDemocratIncludingEstablishmentResetWake Up Call Author:Van Jones
“We're seeing people in the streets because this last week [since November 8, 2016] was a week of grief and mourning and despair for many.” PeopleLastsGriefSeeingWeekStreetsDespairMourningNovemberGrief And Mourning Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“It's now time to organize and move forward. It's time for deep thinking, reformation of the Democratic Party.” ThinkingMovingPartyDemocraticMoving ForwardOrganizeDemocratic PartyReformationDeep Thinking Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“It's also time to hold Donald Trump accountable to what he governed on. I thought the next morning after the election, there was a little squib in the paper, 2,000 workers are going to be laid off in Lordstown, Ohio and Lansing, Michigan.” LittlesNextMorningTrumpPaperElectionWorkersOhioMichiganMorning AfterLaid Off Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“I think this was a change election, as David Axelrod said. It was a primal scream by many who feel that a discredited elite failed them, economically and politically.” ThinkingFeelsSaidElectionScreamElitesPrimal Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“We need to find a new way forward. There are keys ways progressives can speak.” WayNeedsSpeakKeysNew WaysWay Forward Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“I would say one thing people need to do - and his is how Roosevelt's New Deal began - let us go back to cities and states where we can, build emblematic progressive reforms, like the Fight for 15 minimum wage, paid sick leave, things that improve the conditions of people's lives and that drive them into a national message.” PeopleNeedsStatesFightingDealsCitiesOne ThingConditionsMessagesSickPaidReformProgressiveMinimumMinimum WageNew DealSick Leave Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel