Once you don't vote your ideals ... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.

Power has to be insecure to be responsive.

Ending police brutality and mass incarceration. There is a growing left-right support for criminal justice reform.

The food industry, its trade associations, and research foundations, is well financed and highly organized to pressure the FDA.

The threats are coming to this country, which will, of course, increase the massive industry known as the anti-terrorism industry, and crush our civil liberties and civil rights, And it's devouring our priorities here in communities all over the country which are in such disrepair and are so neglected in terms of public works and public services.

When people ask, "Why should the rich pay a larger percent of their income than middle-income people?" - my answer is not an answer most people get: It's because their power developed from laws that enriched them.

Gates's net wealth is greater than the combined net worth of the poorest 40% of Americans (112,000,000 people).