The United States Is A Safe Harbor.

One Of The Things I Tell My Students Is That If You Want To Understand What's Been Going On And Also What Needs To Be Done, You've Got To Get Out Of The Blame Game. Some People On The Left Want To Blame The Rich And Corporations. Some People On The Right Want To Blame The Poor And Government. Either Of Those Frames Of Reference Gets You Nowhere And They Aren't Even Truthful. You've Got To Understand The Dynamic Itself.

Education Is Not The Only Answer And It's Certainly Not The Immediate Solution. At Best, It's A Necessary, But Not Sufficient Response To Widening Inequality.

No Economy Can Continue To Function When The Vast Middle Class And Everybody Else Don't Have Enough Purchasing Power To Buy What The Economy Is Capable Of Producing Without Going Deeper And Deeper Into Debt.

Standing Up To Bullies Is The Hallmark Of A Civilized Society.

Being Critical Of The Nation Is A Far Cry From Being Unpatriotic Or Anti-american. In Fact, Most Social Criticism . . . Is Based On A Love Of America's Ideals And A Concern We're Not Living Up To Them.