The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that's least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.

I've written a book on gangs, taught a course on gangs at Occidental.

He likes to take strolls by himself and believes dog-catchers are friendly innkeepers who’ll take care of a meal. He’s gullible and has never learned to fight back against a ruthless world.

I’m not ready to give you a clear answer on whether electoral politics holds any particular hope for progressives. It would mean that nothing I did ever mattered.

Communism is one of the options that can improve people’s lives.

And I’ve always been very close to my friends and allies in the black community, the Latino community and organized labor.

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal.

There's so much benevolence on helping your fellow person. And the morality that helped build our country is based on the values that are found in the Bible. And as we look at problems, maybe we're getting away from those values. And in my little small way, I want to encourage people to get back into those values.

Our crime was that we were beginning to live a new and contagious life-style without official authorization.

Then you have [Donald] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump to slither through. So that's where I'm at.