The Cuban economy is a disaster. No, I do not praise Fidel Castro.

Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast majority of the people who are middle-class and working families.

Giving up is not an option if we want to prevent irreparable harm to our planet.

The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your [Hillary Clinton] damn e-mails!

At a time when our planet is warming due to climate change, the last thing our environment needs is more drilling. What we need is for Congress and the White House to move toward clean energy such as solar, wind and geothermal.

I was not a great student at the University of Chicago. I think that is - the record will bare me out. But I spent a lot of time reading history, sociology, psychology - reading everything except what I was supposed to read for class the next day.

The disastrous invasion of Iraq, something that I strongly opposed, has unraveled the region.