Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover, there is no proof that higher marginal rates dissuade investment, all the rhetoric from the Right notwithstanding.

I don't have any particular expertise-I've never been a banker or an investment banker. But I did see an evolution in the system that I thought was problematic.

Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.

Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit.

I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership.

Delay is the enemy of progress.

Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.