“I'm doing this play right now, the new David Mamet play. It's called 'Race,' and it's very interesting how people really leave the theater filled with the desire to talk about the play and the issues and the characters, and how they're all navigating their personal views around race.” PeoplePlayCharacterDesireInterestingViewsRaceIssuesRight NowTheaterFilledVery InterestingPersonal Views Author:Kerry Washington
“If they think they can get anyone who could have better handled the complex and difficult issues surrounding North Korea, Iran and other controversies, they are not understanding the world right now.” IfsThinkingWorldDifficultUnderstandingIssuesRight NowComplexesIranControversyKoreaNorth KoreaUnderstanding The World Author:Mohamed ElBaradei
“I created my foundation as a result of that and my website, and I try to shed some light on some very topical issues right now. The idea is to try to get people to become obviously more knowledgeable about the issue and try to get corporations and individuals to contribute to these nonprofit organizations.” PeopleTryingIdeasLightIndividualResultsIssuesRight NowOrganizationFoundationCorporationsShedWebsiteKnowledgeableNonprofits Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“No matter what the issue is, don't try to justify why you don't feel good. And don't try to justify why you should feel differently. Don't try to blame whatever it is you think the reason is that's keeping you from feeling good. All of that is wasted effort. Just try to feel better right now.” ThinkingFeelsShouldTryingMatterReasonFeelingsEffortHealingIssuesRight NowNo Matter WhatBlameFeel GoodUpliftingJustifyFeel BetterEncouragingWords Of Encouragement Author:Esther Hicks
“There are advances in technology and enabling voices, but there are issues with the stories themselves. I think people of color are still not seen as human beings. They're still associated with types, with comedy, but we're in a crisis right now, with things like Black Lives Matter. We need films that address these issues.” PeopleThinkingNeedsHumansStillsMatterStoriesFilmBlackVoiceHuman BeingsTechnologyIssuesComedyColorTypeRight NowCrisisAddressesBlack Lives MatterEnablingBlack Lives Author:Charles Burnett
“We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.” CountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesIssuesSecurityPolicyHugeOughtRight NowDisasterBarackPushingSenateNational SecurityPresident Barack Obama Author:Jeb Bush
“There are three foundational issues or three divisions that I should say that Sharia fits into, one is penal law of course and that is what gets all the attention, there's two countries in the world right now that actually have a Federal mandate to enact penal law according to the Sharia, that's Saudi Arabia, and Iran.” WorldShouldTwoCountryLawThreeCoursesAttentionIssuesFitRight NowIranDivisionArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisMandatesTwo CountriesSharia Author:Mark Durie
“What we've also got to think about is the limitations of military power. Maybe it's time to focus on the economic issues, and most of all the political issues, because the political failure in Iraq right now is almost worse than the military failure. And the two are intertwined.” ThinkingTwoPoliticalIssuesFocusEconomicMilitaryRight NowIraqLimitationIntertwinedMilitary PowerPolitical IssuesEconomic Issues Author:Paul Rieckhoff
“I'm certainly not ready to go changing the world overnight right now. I'm completely uninformed about a lot of our issues, a lot of the nation's issues, not just Indigenous issues.” WorldNationsIssuesReadyRight NowChanging The WorldIndigenousNot ReadyUninformed Author:Cathy Freeman
“Certainly whatever climate change and global warming means, we've got a big issue here. Right now, this civilization or this period that we're in is probably going to need the resources off our planet, perhaps the resources from the asteroids, perhaps there will be some on the moon, perhaps some on Mars that we can utilize for our own uses here.” NeedsMeanUseBigsIssuesPlanetsPeriodsCivilizationRight NowMoonResourcesClimateClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingMarsOur PlanetAsteroids Author:Edgar Mitchell
“Species are being wiped out every day. Do we want to live with this or don't we? That is really our choice. And I think that human beings, by nature, want to preserve themselves. But right now, we're so preoccupied by other stuff, and we're not addressing the issues, which are our priorities.” ThinkingWantHumansChoicesStuffHuman BeingsIssuesRight NowSpeciesPrioritiesPreservesOur Choices Author:Horst Rechelbacher
“One of the biggest issues with renewables right now is the fact that if the wind isn't blowing, if the sun isn't shining, we don't have energy. Many people are working on storage technology so when the wind isn't blowing, we can use the energy stored in our giant batteries, essentially. But what happens if we don't have enough stored energy?” PeopleIfsEnoughFactsUseHappensEnergyTechnologySunIssuesWindRight NowShiningGiantsBatteriesStorage Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“Mubarak was the glue that held this very leaderless and organic and very pluralistic mix of people together. Now that he's gone, there's a lot more debate and division about what happens next, which is healthy. We're essentially still under military dictatorship right now. The military rules the country. It can issue laws by decree.” PeopleStillsCountryHappensTogetherLawNextGoneIssuesMilitaryHealthyRight NowDebateDivisionDictatorshipGlueDecreeMubarak Author:Sharif Abdel Kouddous
“I would say that folks who have looked at this issue for a long time, whether it's Elizabeth Warren or many other economists, will tell you that right now, yes, we do need a 21st century Glass-Steagall legislation.” NeedsLongIssuesCenturyRight NowLong TimeFolksGlassesLegislation21st CenturyEconomist Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think the way the country has changed in part because of the presidency of Barack Obama, I think in part because of what we`ve - the violence that we have seen on our cell phones and our TV sets over the last couple of years. I think Black Lives Matter has helped to force these issues. Women like Sabrina Fulton. We`re having a different conversation in this country right now about race and what it means to really understand your experience is and my experience is.” ThinkingWayYearsMeanDifferentCountryMatterLastsForceBlackRaceIssuesViolenceChangedTvsCoupleRight NowConversationPhonesCellsBarackPresidencyBlack Lives MatterCell PhoneBlack LivesSabrina Author:Killer Mike
“I think there is unnecessary conflict right now between the vehemently religious and the LGBT community. The extremes of religion I think and the LGBT community have an issue and because a lot of black families in America are more religious, I think that is where the conflict comes into play.” ThinkingPlayAmericaBlackCommunityReligiousIssuesRight NowConflictExtremesLgbtUnnecessaryBlack FamilyLgbt Community Author:John Amaechi
“The Government honoring our treaties and sovereignty is first and foremost. These issues are still the top priority which [Barak] Obama, if elected, has promised us. For us, we should implement the most impor-tant programs right now: they are programs to teach the children a positive sense of dignity, self-worth, and the importance of sustaining their culture, history, language and honor as a people.” PeopleIfsShouldFirstsChildrenStillsSelfGovernmentCultureLanguageTeachIssuesHonorRight NowProgramDignityImportancePrioritiesSelf WorthSovereigntyTreatiesSustainingTop PrioritiesBarak Obama Author:Leonard Peltier
“Water is an issue, and, clearly, what's happening with the filth in our environment and the levels of carbon monoxide in our atmosphere are the really scary issues right now, the very troubling ones.” WaterLevelsIssuesEnvironmentRight NowHappeningsScaryAtmosphereCarbonOur EnvironmentFilthReally Scary Author:Don Cheadle
“Education is key. We have to keep girls in school and give them the same opportunities that boys have. They need access to vocational training and mentorship, as well. It's an issue of gender equality, which is fortunately a hot topic right now, but we need to keep at it and not rest on our laurels.” NeedsGivingWellsSchoolGirlOpportunityBoysIssuesKeysRight NowTrainingHotGenderAccessTopicsGender EqualityLaurelsHot TopicVocational Training Author:Gillian Anderson
“[Captain Fantastic] it's a great story. It's one of the better scripts I've read, ever, as far as being great from beginning to end. It handles a variety of characters. You have six children who all stand on their own, they're all individuals. And it touches on a very real issue, which is the lack of cohesion and communication in America right now.” ChildrenRealEndsCharacterStoriesAmericaIndividualIssuesCommunicationRight NowSixScriptsHandleVarietyFantasticCaptainsCohesion Author:Viggo Mortensen
“I was teasing my brother that he was penniless, homeless, jobless. Right now in his life, racism isn't the central highlighting force: it's the world of work and economics. It doesn't mean that he isn't influenced by racism, but when he wakes up in the morning the thing that's driving his world is really issues of class, economics and power as they articulate themselves.” WorldMeanForceClassMorningIssuesBrotherRight NowRacismEconomicsWake UpDrivingMy BrotherJoblessHomelessTeaseHighlighting Author:Bell Hooks
“The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm, we believe in equal rights for all people in all nations. If Israel, the United States, Russia, Pakistan, other countries, China, have the right to have a nuclear program and nuclear bomb, Iran, too, must have that same right. Now, at the realm of realpolitik, because there is a global consensus against Iran, and because there are all manner of dangers facing Iran, I am opposed to this program.” PeopleIfsBelieveTwoCountryStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesIssuesRightsDangerRight NowEqualProgramIsraelChinaNuclearRussiaRealmsBombsDimensionsIranOther CountriesPakistanConsensusEqual RightsNuclear BombRealpolitik Author:Akbar Ganji
“I'm not quite sure,this is the issue that is on the minds of the American people right now, who basically want to make sure that Donald Trump keeps the promises that he made when he said he was not going to cut Social Security and Medicare.” PeopleWantMindMadeSaidSocialIssuesCuttingSecurityTrumpPromiseRight NowSocial SecurityMedicare Author:Bernie Sanders
“One of the most important things we can do right now is empower ordinary working Americans who really do deserve a fair shot in this economy. But I'm not afraid to talk about any issue. But I do believe it is a distraction.” BelieveImportantCan DoEconomyIssuesRight NowOrdinaryShotsDeserveFairsImportant ThingsEmpoweringDistractionNot Afraid Author:Keith Ellison
“Those are things that we're going to be discussing over the next several weeks. But certainly ObamaCare is something that isn't very popular around the country. In fact, it's like an 80/20 issue right now for Republicans. It's not working. People aren't choosing their doctor. They're not keeping their health care. Premiums are not going down, they're going up.” PeopleCountryFactsCareNextIssuesWeekRepublicanRight NowDoctorsHealth CareObamacareDiscussingVery Popular Author:Reince Priebus
“When we were working on immigration reform and there was a young Latino man, young immigration activist here who, in the Roosevelt Room, refused to shake my hand.He made a point of saying, "I can't shake your hand; you're deporting too many people." And I just said to him, "Young man, I'm glad that you feel so passionately about this issue, but you're with the president right now in the White House. You've got to think about what's going to be most effective in getting what you need, what you're trying to accomplish. Because this may not be your best strategy."” PeopleThinkingMenNeedsFeelsTryingMayMadeSaidI CanHandsYoungHousePresidentWhiteRoomsIssuesRight NowStrategyAccomplishGladImmigrationReformYoung ManShakesWhite HouseActivistLatinoImmigration ReformBe Your Best Author:Barack Obama
“That's one of the biggest issues that we see in the question of governments right now, I think, in the Western world. Is that increasingly all of our elected officials are pulled from the same class. These aren't normal people. I don't want to say they're all terrible people, but at the same time, they're not like you and me. These are people who have sort of a nine to five working history.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantGovernmentClassIssuesFiveLike YouTerribleRight NowNormalWesternNineOfficialsWestern WorldElected Officials Author:Edward Snowden
“You figure out, what is the crucial issue facing the country right now? And for Trump, it was that the global economy and the international world order were failing regular people.” PeopleWorldCountryOrderEconomyIssuesFailingFiguresTrumpRight NowInternationalCrucialWorld OrderGlobal Economy Author:David Brooks
“What`s going to happen, really on one issue specifically, to their health care, among some other things. And right now, Republicans don`t have any legislative details or much in the way of answers, yet.” WayHappensCareAnswersIssuesRepublicanRight NowDetailsHealth Care Author:Chuck Todd
“Of course the issue of ending war, and creating prosperity; they're overarching issues all the time. But right now, the challenge to this generation I believe is the climate crisis. It's a national security issue, it's a health issue in terms of clean air, it's a competitiveness issue in terms of innovation and it's a moral issue to preserve the planet for the next generation.” BelieveWarCoursesNextI BelieveTermChallengesMoralIssuesGenerationsAirSecurityPlanetsRight NowCreatingInnovationCrisisCleanClimateProsperityPreservesNational SecurityNext GenerationThis GenerationCompetitivenessMoral IssuesHealth IssuesClean Air Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Feminism and issues surrounding being female in the world, always, but particularly right now at this complicated cultural moment. It's a huge part of what's important to me.” WorldImportantMomentsIssuesFeminismHugeRight NowFemaleComplicatedWhat's Important Author:Lena Dunham
“Palestinians have been banned since forever. And nobody - and it's an unhuman act, and it's a - for me, it's a crime issue. So, nobody has punished Israel ever since they were banning Palestinians. And so, Israel right now feels the power that they can just move on with it, and now they are trying to ban other people that are not Palestinians.” PeopleFeelsTryingHas BeensMovingForeverIssuesCrimeRight NowIsraelPalestinianBansBannedJust Move On Author:Tamer Nafar
“I think that Russia is very aware that they are on notice when it comes to certain issues. They are very aware that we do want to try and defeat ISIS together, if that's at all possible, along with our allies. But there's no love or anything going on with Russia right now. They get that we're getting our strength back, that we're getting our voice back, and that we're starting to lead again. And honestly, at the United Nations, that's the number one comment I get is they're just so happy to see the United States lead again.” IfsThinkingWantTryingStatesTogetherCertainNationsVoiceUnitedNumbersUnited StatesIssuesRight NowStartingDefeatHonestlyRussiaCommentAlliesUnited NationsIsisNo Love Author:Nikki Haley
“Being aware in the moment of right now is just the most important thing. All of our issues come from us not being aware enough or not seeing through our problems to the depths of the issues.” ImportantEnoughMomentsProblemIssuesSeeingRight NowImportant ThingsDepth Author:Jaden Smith
“I thought that the R&B / Hip-Hop world really hasn't been explored on film and there's some issues that we're going through right now. It's in a very dangerous place , for women especially, both in terms of the songs that men are singing about. You know, R&B used to be a safe place for women and now it just seems like the songs coming out are so angry but also what women have to come out with. You have to get noticed. You see, it's like a script to follow. You come out hyper sexualized but what happens when you can't pull back from that. That's not authentic to yourself.” KnowsMenWorldSeemsHappensFilmUsedSongTermIssuesDangerousRight NowSafeSingingAngryScriptsHip HopUsed To BeHipsHopsComing OutHyperSafe PlacesDangerous Places Author:Gina Prince-Bythewood