Indispensable Chomsky

"Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky" is previously unpublished discussions of sociopolitical analyst Noam Chomsky. The book contains a wide array of themes and critiques, especially of U.S. foreign policy. Chomsky cites the civil rights and the anti-Vietnam War movements as positive events that have made citizens more critical of the mass media.
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Will Durant

"Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."

-- Will Durant, American author.
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Rosa Parks

Buses were desegregated in Montgomery, Alabama on this day in 1956. More than a year earlier, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat at the front of the "colored section" of a bus to a white passenger, prompting her arrest. In response, the Montgomery black community launched a bus boycott, which led to the desegregation of the bus system.
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Joe Klein

"Diversity has been written into the DNA of American life; any institution that lacks a rainbow array has come to seem diminished, if not diseased."

-- Joe Klein, American author and journalist.
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Jeff Bingaman

"I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns."

-- Jeff Bingaman, United States Senator.
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Andrew Young

"President Jimmy Carter was a citizen soldier. Ironically, he was considered weak because he didn't kill anybody and he didn't get anyone killed."

-- Andrew Young, United States Congressman.
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Jennifer Granholm

"If you are going to be progressive, then you have to make progress. And that sometimes depends on breaking a few legs."

-- Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan.
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Wag the Dog

The 1997 film "Wag the Dog" stars Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. Just days before the Presidential election, and being caught in a scandalous affair, a presidential adviser contacts a top Hollywood movie producer to concoct a war with Albania in order to divert attention of the voting public. The film is loosely based on the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart.
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Wag the Dog

The 1997 film "Wag the Dog" stars Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. Just days before the Presidential election, and being caught in a scandalous affair, a presidential advisor contacts a top Hollywood movie producer to concoct a war with Albania in order to divert attention of the voting public. The film is loosely based on the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

"I propose a New Deal" - 1932 U.S. presidential campaign theme of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Andrew Vachss

"Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change."

-- Andrew Vachss, American author.
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Andrea Dworkin

"All personal, psychological, social, and institutionalized domination on this earth can be traced back to its source: the phallic identities of men."

-- Andrea Dworkin, American social activist.
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Liberapedia

Liberapedia is a trustworthy resource for those seeking truthful and accurate information about liberal beliefs. The website gives the opinions of American Liberals and Progressives worldwide. It aims to entertain as well as educate. Some of the articles are serious, others are satirical and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. See liberapedia.wikia.com.
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Kate Millett

"Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics. Change is the essence politics is supposed to be the means to bring into being."

-- Kate Millett, American social activist.
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Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair is considered the father of journalistic muckraking. The Pulitzer Prize author wrote over ninety books, including his 1906 novel The Jungle, which caused a public uproar over the meat packing industry and led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. His writing prompted Teddy Roosevelt to coin the term "muckraker".
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The Brady Campaign

The Brady Campaign works to pass and enforce sensible federal and state gun laws, regulations, and public policies through grassroots activism, electing public officials who support common sense gun laws, and increasing public awareness of gun violence. Former Reagan White House Press Secretary James Brady was nearly killed as a result of an assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981.
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John Dewey

"Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself."

-- John Dewey, American philosopher.
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General William Westmoreland

"War is fear cloaked in courage."

-- General William Westmoreland
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AlterNet

AlterNet is an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of hundreds of other independent media sources. AlterNet's aim is to inspire action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, health care issues, and more. See alternet.org.
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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a policy organization working on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. CBPP helps shape public debate over budget and tax policies in terms of the needs of low-income families. It also examines the short- and long-term impacts of policies on the health of the economy. See cbpp.org.
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William E. Gladstone

"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear."

-- William E. Gladstone, British Statesman.
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