I always say there's no ticket of admission for active citizenship. Anybody can get through that gate, and anybody can ask that basic question that gets the ball rolling.

Every time I see something terrible, it's like I see it at age 19. I keep a freshness that way.

Nothing can stop the power of an informed citizenry when it is empowered, organized, and motivated.

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.

Obama & McCain differ, but neither takes on corporations.

It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people.

We don't measure whether an economy is developing. We just measure whether companies are selling more, whether inventories are up or down, not whether the health, safety and economic well-being of people are being advanced.