Outspoken and influential, New York Congressman Charles Rangel is set to become chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee when Democrats take control of the House in January. A co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rangel, 76, spoke to TIME's Perry Bacon Jr. about his ongoing push for a military draft, whether he would back Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama for President and the controversy over the N word.
Is your push for a draft purely symbolic, or do you really think there should be a draft?
If we had had a draft, those who decided to have an elective ...