The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused exclusively on their own life and were both ignorant of and uncaring about public concerns and the common good.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

You can't do progressive government from the inside. You have to rally those outsiders and make them a force.

The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.

Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make a small fortune in agriculture. Problem is, you got to start with a large one.

Part of the failure of the corporate media is that they don't dig out stories anymore. They are looking down from the top floors. Media work used to be something that was down on the ground level. Now they are looking out of the windows in the top suites, and they don't know what's going on out there. And then there are the corporate owners who don't want this stuff reported because if one town learns that the next town has defeated Wal-Mart or stopped sweatshop goods, then other towns are going to want to do the same thing.

Banks don't commit crimes. Bankers do. And they won't ever stop if they don't have to pay for their crimes.