I am still baffled by those who feel that criticizing America is unpatriotic, a view increasingly being adopted in the United States since 9/11 as an excuse to render suspect what has always been an American right. An active, brave, outspoken (and heard) citizenry is essential to a healthy democracy.

Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis.

The capacity of young people to persevere, even under the most adverse conditions, never ceases to amaze me.

Shortly after I turned 50, both Ted Turner and the AARP came into my life. The only difference? With AARP, there were benefits.

I confess. If the law had been appiled to me properly for what I did in Vietnam, I'd have been convicted for high treason.

In this age of remote-controlled pushbutton war, we must all try very, very hard to remain human beings.

I am not a do-gooder. I am a revolutionary. A revolutionary woman.