Because, this fight isn't really about anger, or emotion, or civility. It's about power -- those who have it, and those who don't plan to let go of it...
Over and over, we are told that women are not allowed to be angry. It makes us unattractive to powerful men who want us to be quiet.
And it's not just women. When we speak up against Wall Street and Big Tech — when we make our voices heard against injustice and greed — we are told that everyone who has less power should be quiet.
Because, this fight isn't really about anger, or emotion, or civility. It's about power — those who have it, and those who don't plan to let go of it.
Well, I am angry and I own it. I'm angry on behalf of everyone who is hurt by Trump's government, our rigged economy, and business as usual.
When billionaires are claiming they can't afford to pitch in to a two-cent wealth tax, there are a whole lot of reasons to be angry.
I'm angry on behalf of students who are drowning in thousands of dollars of student loan debt, and those scammed by for-profit colleges.
I'm angry on behalf of people who go bankrupt because they dared to receive medical care.
I'm angry on behalf of communities of color who breathe in the worst of our pollution day after day, and know that polluting corporations won't even get a slap on the wrist.
The list goes on and on.
When we see these injustices in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, we should be angry. And we should make our anger heard — by organizing and building a grassroots movement.
I plan to use this anger to keep the House, take back the Senate, and win the White House.