He led quite a great life, ... He was an Old Testament figure railing against the establishment - a Jewish guy from New York who became a Buddhist, a poet, a musician.

Then you have [Donald] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump to slither through. So that's where I'm at.

Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable?

I think people are entitled to march without a permit. When you have a few hundred thousand people on the street you have permission.

The politicians of New York have everything that is necessary to make proper decisions and they will have to live with what happens afterwards. The worst scenario is the politicians covering their eyes and turning it over to the FBI.

We ourselves are imbued with urgency, yet the message of our society is' that there is no viable alternative to the present.

The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.