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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream. "

" There will always be a business cycle, and white-collar workers will get hit in the next recession like they always do in recessions. "

" 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. "

" Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations. "

" There is a crisis of public morality. Instead of policing bedrooms, we ought to be doing a better job policing boardrooms. "

" The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives. "

" Public institutions are supported by all taxpayers and are available to all. "

" 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. "

" Some argue shareholder capitalism has proven more efficient. It has moved economic resources to where they're most productive, and thereby enabled the economy to grow faster. "

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" A Democratic president should propose a major permanent tax reduction on the middle class and working class. I suspect most of the public would find this attractive. "

" Average working people need more fresh starts. Big corporations, banks, and Donald Trump need fewer. "

" Political scientists after World War II hypothesized that even though the voices of individual Americans counted for little, most people belonged to a variety of interest groups and membership organizations - clubs, associations, political parties, unions - to which politicians were responsive. "

" Rather than subsidize 'American' exporters, it makes more sense to subsidize any global company - to the extent it's adding to its exports from the United States. "

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

" One tax dodge often used by multi-national companies is to squirrel their earnings abroad in foreign subsidiaries located in countries where taxes are lower. "

" The curious thing is Americans don't mind individual mandates when they come in the form of payroll taxes to buy mandatory public insurance. In fact, that's the system we call Social Security and Medicare, and both are so popular politicians dare not touch them. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I'm not one of those who thinks the only way to fix what's wrong with American education is to throw more money at it. We also need to do it much better. "

" I'm all in favor of supporting fancy museums and elite schools, but face it: These aren't really charities as most people understand the term. "

" Tax laws favor capital over labor, giving capital gains a lower rate than ordinary income. The rich get humongous mortgage interest deductions while renters get no deduction at all. "

" 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. "

" You can't inspire people if you are going to be uninspiring. "

" Money buys the most experienced teachers, less-crowded classrooms, high-quality teaching materials, and after-school programs. "

" The only way to make sure no bank is too big to fail is to make sure no bank is too big. "

" Detroit is really a model for how wealthier and whiter Americans escape the costs of public goods they'd otherwise share with poorer and darker Americans. "

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" News and images move so easily across borders that attitudes and aspirations are no longer especially national. Cyber-weapons, no longer the exclusive province of national governments, can originate in a hacker's garage. "