Predatory capitalism created a complex industrial system and an advanced technology; it permitted a considerable extension of democratic practice and fostered certain liberal values, but within limits that are now being pressed and must be overcome. It is not a fit system for the mid-twentieth century.

Part of the NAFTA legislation required studies of labor practices, and there was quite a good study that came out by a labor historian on the use of NAFTA to undermine and destroy unions.

[After Vietnam] the type of interventions that are carried out are designed so as not to elicit public reactions.

We are entering a period of human history that may provide an answer to the question of whether it is better to be smart than stupid.

The United States is going to continue to punish Iran because of its defiance.

The point of public relations slogans like "Support Our Troops" is that they don't mean anything ... that's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody is going to be against and I suppose everybody will be for, because nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything. But its crucial value is that it diverts your attention from a question that does mean something, do you support our policy? And that's the one you're not allowed to talk about.

My feeling is that if any Republican was elected it would be almost a death knell for the species literally, just because of their attitude on climate change.