Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.

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But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago...

But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago...

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years....

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years....

And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements...

And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements...

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black...

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black...

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants...

The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the...

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...