I'm always uncomfortable with that notion of setting people up in order to kind of promote, you know, some sort of a face-off.

Socialism isn't just a list of economic prescriptions for government. Perhaps above all, socialism is a moral view.

The people in Tacloban have great dignity and deserve better than what they have gotten

I've always loved reporting from the field most of all. There's something about doing live TV and being there as it happens that's always appealed to me. I think there's great value to bearing witness to these events as they're actually happening.

Congo is one of the least-developed countries in the world, and has millions of acres of virtually untouched forest.

I think Hillary Clinton's been's depressing democratic turnout.

I’ve also been reminded recently that while as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.