To be human, at the most profound level, is to encounter honestly the inescapable circumstances that constrain us, yet muster the courage to struggle compassionately for our own unique individualities and for more democratic and free societies.

It takes unbelievable spiritual courage, moral fortitude, to engage in militant nonviolence.

Our politicians have sacrificed their principles on the altar of special interests; our corporate leaders have sacrificed their integrity on the altar of profits; and our media watchdogs have sacrificed the voice of dissent on the altar of audience competition.

American citizens have been killed abroad by drones with no due process, no accountability, no judicial review.

When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots.

Success is such a relative thing for me. I'm fundamentally a Christian which means that ultimately all of the penultimate titles and things you just had to wear with a loose garment. Really.

Poor people and working people have not been the focus of the Obama administration. That for me is not just a disappointment but a kind of betrayal.