The shortcomings of America's political leaders do not stop at our borders.

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

Secrecy destroys accountability.

People have got to show up, showing up at meetings, rallies, marches, City Council, courtrooms. You've got to show up.

Today the large organization is lord and master, and most of its employees have been desensitized much as were the medieval peasants who never knew they were serfs.

That's why I call the Senate the graveyard of democracy, because even when you have 58 senators, they can block it and block it and block it.

It's not a cost of doing business when the corporation executives go to jail, and that's why they fight so hard to make sure the prosecutors' budget are very limited and that the campaign cash-greased lawmakers keep defending them against being held accountable.