For most of the history of the American empire, government has been a tool for preserving and furthering the power and might of white male corporate elites.

We’re beings toward death, we’re … two-legged, linguistically-conscious creatures born between urine and feces whose body will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.

Aesthetics have substantial political consequences. How one views oneself as beautiful or not beautiful or desirable or not desirable has deep consequences in terms of one’s feelings of self-worth and one’s capacity to be a political agent.

You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth

I think, Tom Friedman is right, and I think that we have to - we have to have a serious public dialogue to try to shift public policy in that regard.

All you have is a gift a to give.

Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.