And what would help minority workers are the same things that would help white workers: the opportunity to earn a living wage, the education and training that lead to such jobs, labor laws and tax laws that restore some balance to the distribution of the nation's wealth.

I can't really characterize any country, except to say that we work well with a number of our foreign counterparts.

In the past, there have been a range of treaties that divided Congress and every administration was able to get them through.

I actually believe in redistribution (of wealth)

The degree of polarization that currently exists in Washington is such where I think it's fair to say if I presented a cure for cancer, getting legislation passed to move that forward would be a nail-biter.

In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share.

So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.