Occupation: Columnist Birth: January 11, 1943
So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful ….
When everybody does better, EVERYBODY does better..
Even a dead fish can go with the flow..
Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy..
Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one..
Good wages are pro business, since they reduce turnover, increase morale, produce better-skilled employees, and improve productivity..
Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not something that happens just with one event. It's an ongoing bu….
Liberals want to manage the damage with government programs to take care of those who have fallen between the cracks. Populists want to fix the crack….
The real bias of the media is not to the left or to the right, but to the thin strata of economic elites at the top of our society..
Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building..
Reagan promised everyone a seven-course dinner. Ours turned out to be a possum and a six-pack..
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow..
Populism is at its essence just determined focus on helping people be able to get out of the iron grip of the corporate power that is overwhelming ou….
When Rick Perry says I can do for America what I've done for Texas, pay attention. That's no idle threat..
The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages..
The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a John Deere..
Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom..
Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the [US presidential] candidates to cover their clothing, briefcases and staff with ….
The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos..
If you don't speak out when it matters, when would it matter to speak out?.
The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused exclusively on their o….