Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil. You have to eliminate it and replace it with something that is good for all people and that something is democracy.

I have never owned a share of stock in my life, and the only time I've double dipped into anything is at the snack tray.

I remember the first time I received a cassette tape of a band called The Clash. I became an instant fan of the Clash and then bought their albums after that and went to their concerts and gave them my money... but I first got it for free.

Documentaries are a form of journalism.

I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are empowered with information.

You know he's [George W. Bush] there illegally. You know he was not elected either by the popular vote or by the vote in Florida.

Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair. In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked that idea.