In the early 50s in the US, there was what was called McCarthyism and the only reason it succeeded was that there was no resistance to it. When they tried the same thing in the 60s it instantly collapsed because people simply laughed at it so they couldn't do it. Even a dictatorship can't do everything it wants. It's got to have some degree of popular support.

In a society that has very high concentration of capital in a narrow sector of the population, that's going to influence everything in different ways.

The more there is a need to talk about the ideals of democracy, the less democratic the system usually is.

I think there are real possibilities of reaching out to many of the Trump voters, those who voted for Obama believing his rhetoric.

What is important to us is to reverse the shameful course being pursued by America. It won't be easy, but it must and can be done.

I happen to agree with the anti-dictatorship policies, but I don't think it's the role of General Electric to support them or oppose them. They do of course, but I don't agree with that.

The neoliberal programs of the last generation have in fact been, and were intended to be, a pretty serious attack on democracy, but also they've led to stagnation or decline for large parts of the population - the working class, the lower middle class, these people have essentially been cast aside.