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Booker's Early Political Journey
- Cory Booker moved from a privileged academic and athletic background to serve in Newark, a poor city, first on city council then as mayor.
- His efforts included uniting rivals and raising the city's prospects despite some critics calling him fame-seeking.
Love Over Tolerance in Politics
- Booker believes the deepest problem in politics is extreme division and partisanship.
- He proposes replacing tolerance with love and patriotism as a more demanding and rewarding approach.
Mass Incarceration's Hidden Costs
- Mass incarceration in the U.S. has grown massively since 1980, with no corresponding crime decrease.
- This has hurt the country economically and socially, disproportionately impacting poor and minority communities.