Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.

I have a long history in fighting for civil rights. I understand that many people in the African-American community may not understand that.

In the last presidential election Obama and Romney raised about $1 billion each. The Koch brothers, the second wealthiest family in America, now say they will raise nearly $1 billion for the 2016 elections. When one family can raise as much as an entire party, the system is broken. This is oligarchy, not democracy. We must overturn Citizens United.

The Federal Reserve needs to provide small businesses in America with the same low-interest loans it gave to foreign banks.

I think the media and the candidates have got to talk about why the middle class is in decline and why we have massive levels of income and wealth inequality.

For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the needs of the middle class.

It is a public financing system that everybody knows is antiquated. It no longer works. Nobody can become president based on that system.