Democracy is held captive, not just by money, but by ideas - the ideas that money buys.

Democracy is held captive, not just by money, but by ideas - the ideas that money buys.

Obviously, people with low or even moderate incomes could not afford such savings rates, and even diligent savings from their low wages would not be enough to pay for either retirement or healthcare.

The quest for homeland security is heading ... toward the quasi-militarization of everyday life ... If danger might lurk anywhere, maybe everything must be protected and policed.

When self-important people and powerful institutions are governed by illusion, history has a way of biting back.

The present struggle seems less about abolishing big government than about who gets to use it.

If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of human existence confined to the civilized societies that are wealthy enough to afford them? Our values are defined by what we will tolerate when it is done to others.