Pressing Where It Hurts: How to Win the Fights That Matter

“Pressing where it hurts” is essential to winning the battles that matter most to regular people — whether it’s reversing climate change, fundamentally reforming U.S. healthcare, or eliminating the financial corruption that has spread throughout the American political system.

There is a pearl of wisdom from the first episode of the TV show Suits that explains why it’s so rare for big problems affecting tens of millions of Americans to get fixed.

This scene in Suits helps explains why these talker-politicians don’t even pretend to respond to the will of the people…even when strong majorities of the population want change…and even in the cases where there are majorities in both parties who want change.

Yes, I know.

It’s a tall promise I’m making that a 20-second scene from Suits can teach us how to really go after truly big problems like climate change, the U.S. healthcare system, and the corruption of America’s elected officials.

Spend the next 10 minutes with me. Then let me know in the comments below if I end up delivering on the promise.

First, here is the dialogue from that scene in Season 1, Episode 1 of Suits:

Season 1, Episode 1 of Suits. Harvey and Mike walking down a hallway in their…