Lasting social change unfolds from inside out: from the inner to the outer being, from inner to outer realities.

I'm passionate. I find if I really believe something, I want to put my entire being behind it.

That's what I try to do as a writer and as the editor of HuffPost: cover important stories in an obsessive way that enables them to break through the din of our multimedia universe.

Don't just climb the ladder, chart a new path.

To live exuberantly, we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in ourselves.

America is a country ready to be taken - in fact, longing to be taken - by political leaders ready to restore democracy and trust to the political process.

There can be no clearer indication of how undemocratic the way we finance campaigns is than the fact that only one-quarter of 1% donate $200 or more, and only one-tenth of 1% gives $1,000 or more.