Donald Trump's a hell of a performer, he's a hell of an entertainer. If you put him on and let him say his crazy stuff, you're going to get a lot of viewers. If you take him off and have some sober discussion about what's going on in Syria, you're going to lose 80 percent of your audience.

A family-friendly "eco-populism" can mobilize and unite millions who, at this point, would be turned off by a more extreme set of demands. The momentum will build, through these early efforts, for more comprehensive solutions.

I'm an environmentalist, and I don't want you to have a disposable aluminum can. I sure as hell don't want to have a disposable worker and I don't care who you vote for. You've got to have that as a moral position. Otherwise, my concern is, all we are is this petty interest group people who can't say anything back to a petty interest group of white nationalism.

Sometimes we overemphasize the political system. There are other ways to make a difference. There's technology, there's media, there's business.

I think the African American community, the Latino community, the Native American communities have borne an unfair burden in the last century, and continue to.

There is great wisdom, there's great strength and there's great beauty in all of our religion, and those should be marshaled for good.

[Donald Trump] has a tremendous opportunity, you know, this week, to come out and say I don't want that.