The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success.

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment.

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption.