Zephyr Rain Teachout (born October 21, 1971) is an American academic and activist. She is an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University. In 2014, she ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Governor of New Y...
We need a 21st Century Rural Electrification Act: competitive broadband to every farm and home! Zephyr Teachout
We need a 21st Century Rural Electrification Act: competitive broadband to every farm and home!
I believe in this country and the promise of our democracy and I'm committed to the old fashioned idea of representation: political equality! Zephyr Teachout
I believe in this country and the promise of our democracy and I'm committed to the old fashioned idea of representation: political equality!
There are two questions that often get conflated. One is the size of government and the other is the location of power within government. You can have very big local government. By big, I mean very engaged government. Zephyr Teachout
There are two questions that often get conflated. One is the size of government and the other is the location of power within government. You can have very big local government. By big, I mean very engaged government.
History is a series of mistakes. Now the task is to plan for those mistakes so those of us who are populists can actually take over the reins of power when the right mistakes are made. Zephyr Teachout
History is a series of mistakes. Now the task is to plan for those mistakes so those of us who are populists can actually take over the reins of power when the right mistakes are made.
Integrity is hard work. I do think the Internet makes it harder because of the temptations of performance. You can perform and have integrity, but it’s easier just to perform. Zephyr Teachout
Integrity is hard work. I do think the Internet makes it harder because of the temptations of performance. You can perform and have integrity, but it’s easier just to perform.
There is a rising economic populist tide in America, and Elizabeth Warren is the personification of that movement. Zephyr Teachout
There is a rising economic populist tide in America, and Elizabeth Warren is the personification of that movement.
Oftentimes people get it wrong when they say we need to educate voters first and then give them power. I tend to favor giving them power first. Zephyr Teachout
Oftentimes people get it wrong when they say we need to educate voters first and then give them power. I tend to favor giving them power first.
You can’t just provide power, you also need public education. Again, I do have a sort of localist tendency on public education. Whether it’s No Child Left Behind or Common Core, both of these policies veer away from local decision-making. Zephyr Teachout
You can’t just provide power, you also need public education. Again, I do have a sort of localist tendency on public education. Whether it’s No Child Left Behind or Common Core, both of these policies veer away from local decision-making.
We need a Supreme Court that will overturn Citizens United. Zephyr Teachout
We need a Supreme Court that will overturn Citizens United.
A lot of politics plays at the level of myth... Zephyr Teachout
A lot of politics plays at the level of myth...
I tend to focus on fixing systems, which is what I’ve been working on recently. Besides wanting to be governor, the two big systems I’ve been focusing on are campaign financing and our market structure. Zephyr Teachout
I tend to focus on fixing systems, which is what I’ve been working on recently. Besides wanting to be governor, the two big systems I’ve been focusing on are campaign financing and our market structure.
If we want more women to run for office, we need to change the way we fund campaigns. Big-money financed elections doesn't serve women. Zephyr Teachout
If we want more women to run for office, we need to change the way we fund campaigns. Big-money financed elections doesn't serve women.
