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" Bankruptcy laws allow companies to smoothly reorganize, but not college graduates burdened by student loans. "

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" Yes, the rich will find ways to avoid paying more taxes, courtesy of clever accountants and tax attorneys. But this has always been the case, regardless of where the tax rate is set. "

" Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt. "

" Media outlets that are exploiting Ebola because they want a sensational story and politicians using it to their own ends ought to be ashamed. "

" A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important. "

" Not only do unemployment benefits help families who are hurting; they also put money into their pockets that they'll then spend - and their spending will keep other Americans in jobs. "

" Radical conservatives want to police bedrooms. "

" The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters. "

" In truth, government has been good to Wall Street and big business. "

" The Tea Party grew out of indignation over the Wall Street bailout - an indignation shared by the vast majority of Americans. But the Tea Party ended up directing its ire at government rather than at big business and Wall Street. "

" In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at the first sign of trouble. "

" As long as the big banks are allowed to remain big, their political leverage over Washington will remain big. And as long as their political leverage remains big, the taxpayer and economic tab for the next mess they create will be big. "

" When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else. "

" The generosity of the super-rich is sometimes proffered as evidence they're contributing as much to the nation's well-being as they did decades ago when they paid a much larger share of their earnings in taxes. "

" The only way back toward a democracy and economy that work for the majority is for most of us to get politically active once again, becoming organized and mobilized. "

" It is impossible to fight bullies merely by saying they're going too far. "

" Evidence suggests jobs are crucial not only to economic well-being but also to self-esteem. "

" Limits should be placed on how big big banks can become. "

" Our young people - their capacities to think, understand, investigate, and innovate - are America's future. "

" As we segregate by income into different communities, schools in lower-income areas have fewer resources than ever. "

" Teachers, social workers, public lawyers who bring companies to justice, government accountants who try to make sure money is spent as it should be - all need at least four years of college. "

" You can't create a political movement out of pabulum. "

" If we want corporations to act differently, we have to force them to do so through laws that are fully enforced and through penalties higher than the economic benefits of thwarting the laws. "

" Walmart isn't your average mom-and-pop operation. It's the largest employer in America. As such, it's the trendsetter for millions of other employers of low-wage workers. "

" It's not government's business what people do in their private bedrooms. "

" In the 1980s, corporate raiders began mounting unfriendly takeovers of companies that could deliver higher returns to their shareholders - if they abandoned their other stakeholders. "

" Much of what's called 'public' is increasingly a private good paid for by users - ever-higher tolls on public highways and public bridges, higher tuitions at so-called public universities, higher admission fees at public parks and public museums. "

" No company can be expected to build a nuclear reactor, an oil well, a coal mine, or anything else that's one hundred percent safe under all circumstances. The costs would be prohibitive. It's unreasonable to expect corporations to totally guard against small chances of every potential accident. "

" Increasingly, corporate nationality is whatever a corporation decides it is. "

" America spends a fortune on drugs: more per person than any other nation on earth, even though Americans are no healthier than the citizens of other advanced nations. "

" Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off. "