"I'm a blues philosopher, a jazz theologian, a hip-hop ethicist."

"We must never confuse a moment with a movement."

"The American empire is in decline, and we must be honest about it."

"If the only alternative to fascism we produce is a corporate-driven, milquetoast, neoliberal Democratic Party, fascism will come to America. Let us be very clear. It's like a Weimar America."

"The empire strikes back, but the people strike back harder."