You ought not be afraid of nuclear, but respectful of it. Yes, it has dangers, but it also has benefits. If not for nuclear, much of the medicine that's saving lives today would not be in existence.

I admire and respect Bill Clinton. I think he was a great president.

Has he paid his dues? Is he black enough? John Lewis and I were out there marching and organizing sit-ins back in the '60s so that his children and my children would not have to do it. We would have been failures if had to do the same things we did.

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial

Last week in the Homeland Security Committee, Republicans were against port security; and today, one week after Democrats unveiled our Real Security Agenda, they're for it

The bottom line is that five million low-income Americans working full time for minimum wage, deserve a raise.

I have always abhorred the word racism. I never use it.