We cannot avert our eyes without staining our souls.

It is time for a sustainable energy policy which puts consumers, the environment, human health, and peace first.

Public control of the political process requires public financing. The restoration of our American Democracy depends upon public financing.

There are many people making a difference. I mean, Dr. King never held an office. Gandhi never held an office. There are people who are archetypes in our society who have never held office and made a difference.

I said in October of 2008 that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or had the intention or capability of attacking the United States. Here we are. Almost 4,700 troops died, tens of thousands injured, over a million Iraqis dead. It will cost $5 trillion in the end for the war.

First off, I never favored a constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion or to overturn Roe v. Wade.

When you consider that a steelworker who's making $40,000 a year has virtually the same tax burden as someone who's making $400,000 a year, you see that there are inequities. This administration has used the tax code to accelerate wealth to the top. Most of the tax breaks have gone to people in the top bracket.