James Talarico

And so we're on the same team.

You're on my team and I'm on your team.

And the people at the very top who own the algorithms, who own the cable news networks, who own the politicians fighting on our screens, they wanna divide this team.

They want to pit us against each other.

They want us to be focused on how we're all different instead of on how we're all the same.

Because whether you're black, white, brown, whether you're a Christian, Jew, a Muslim, an atheist, whether you're urban, suburban, rural, blue team, red team, I don't care.

Like you can't afford anything.

You can't get ahead, no matter how hard you work.

And like, that's the real fight.

That's the real struggle.

So like, let's try to put aside some of these other differences, which are important.

I don't mean to minimize those disagreements or those differences, but let's all recognize the big thing we have in common, which is that this economy is rigged against all of us.

Unless you're one of the people in the top 1%, like you're getting screwed.

And so let's come together and take power back for ourselves and our communities.

And I think that's resonating with people.

Well, as a millennial, I saw how military disasters like the Iraq war robbed this nation of young lives, of billions of dollars, and of our moral standing in the world.

And I really worry that the current administration is repeating those same mistakes.

getting us involved in yet another forever war in the Middle East without much justification, without much explanation.

And we've already lost brave men and women in uniform.

And I worry that we're going to lose more.