African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us.

I can't be calm when I drive through sections of Atlanta that look more like Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, than America.

It's clear that the United States has more to give the world than military bases.

Well, I am not afraid of the word 'liberal.'

It is at this moment, when things appear so bleak that we must redouble our efforts and not give up. We must believe that we can remake the world in a more peaceful reality.

How is it that we can entrust the solutions for the problems that confront our country today to those who are complicit in their creation?

Americans are gathering the courage to just say no. We are saying no to addictive consumer lifestyles. We are saying no to wars and corporate takeover and the IMF loans that gobble up people and their resources.