You cannot rely on the traditional authoritarian model anymore. It does not work. No one wins in a power struggle. No one.

Dellums' entrance means a dramatic change in Oakland's atmosphere,

We don't need to settle for low-life politics in Oakland,

We want to bring a new politics to Oakland, ... We don't need to settle for low-life politics in Oakland.

There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence

The struggle between the local power brokers and satraps and the president is the invisible real politics, ... are preoccupied with elections, the relation between the president and the parliament.