I started in the law; and the study of law, when it precedes the study of economics, gives you a set of foundation principles about how human beings interact. Economics is very useful, and I studied economics in graduate school. But without understanding the social and organizational context of economics, it becomes a theory without any groundwork.

Corporations are not people, despite what the Supreme Court says, and they don't need or deserve handouts.

Cutting taxes is not bad. But if you cut taxes on the wealthy, which is what they wanted to do, you're not helping people who need better schools and better infrastructure and healthcare. You're basically robbing the middle class and the poor to provide tax cuts to the rich.

America's real business leaders understand unless or until the middle class regains its footing and its faith, capitalism remains vulnerable.

Inequality is bad for everyone, not just the middle class and the poor.

One logical consequence of this New Economy composed of big brands and entrepreneurial groups is that the unit of production is no longer a particular, identical product. The unit of production is the creative individual.

If you give up on democracy, you might as well give up on everything.