James Talarico

James Talarico Says Political Reform Must Come Before Economic Reform

Texas state representative and Senate candidate James Talarico argues that decades of policies favoring wealthy donors and corporations have weakened the middle class—and that replacing individual politicians will not fix the problem. In an interview with Steven Bartlett, Talarico says economic reforms depend on first changing the political incentives behind them, including corporate influence, gerrymandering and a two-party system he says rewards self-preservation over public service.