Of course, it has never paid much.

Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.

Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world.

I used to go on college campuses 25 years ago and announce I was a feminist, and people thought it meant I believed in free love and was available for a quick hop in the sack. ... Now I go on college campuses and say I'm a feminist, and half of them think it means I'm a lesbian. How'd we get from there to here without passing "Go"?

The recent death of Gene McCarthy reminded me of a lesson I spent a long, long time unlearning, so now I have to re-learn it. It's about political courage and heroes, and when a country is desperate for leadership. There are times when regular politics will not do, and this is one of those times.

I still believe in Hope - mostly because there's no such place as Fingers Crossed, Arkansas.

In city rooms and in the bars where newspeople drink, you can find out what's going on. You can't find it in the papers.