Why I can't stand this phrase about I don't have any permanent enemies, any permanent friends, only permanent interests. I can't stand that. It's a matter of principles. What kind of integrity, what kind of morality do you have?

It's fashionable to be indifferent to other people's suffering

There are three dominant tendencies in a neoliberal society: financialized, privatized, militarized. And when it comes to black poor people, we get all three.

Context shapes who you are.

Without the presence of black people in America, European-Americans would not be "white"-- they would be Irish, Italians, Poles, Welsh, and other engaged in class, ethnic, and gender struggles over resources and identity. (p. 107-108)

The most important assets we have are our bodies and our energy which can be put to good use as resources in political activism for poor and working people.

I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered.