I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law. That makes me a liberal, and I’m proud of it.

Can we break the machine that is imposing right-wing radicalism on the United States? The scariest part is that the media is part of that machine.

In fact, I'd say that the sources of the economy's expansion from 2003 to 2007 were, in order, the housing bubble, the war, and - very much in third place - tax cuts.

Political figures who talk a lot about liberty and freedom invariably turn out to mean the freedom to not pay taxes and discriminate based on race; freedom to hold different ideas and express them, not so much.

There are no atheists in foxholes and there are no libertarians in financial crises.

Middle-class societies don't emerge automatically as an economy matures, they have to be CREATED through political action.

Economics is not a morality play.