Here is what the practical impact of Citizens United means. What Citizens United means is that corporations call hundreds of millions of dollars into television ads, radio ads, and other forms of advertising to defeat those candidates who stand up and take them on.

We need to change the power structure in America, we need to end the political oligarchy.

The police killings of unarmed African Americans has got to stop.

But because media is what media is today, any stupid, absurd remark made by Donald Trump becomes the story of the week. Maybe, just maybe, we might want to have a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America. Donald Trump will not look quite so interesting in that context.

If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

As the nation at last confronts global warming, it is no time for denial, greed, cynicism or pessimism.

You know, let me be very clear. I supported Barack Obama originally.