James Wolcott

"The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself."

-- James Wolcott, American journalist.
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Ansel Adams

"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment."

-- Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist.
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Harry S. Truman

"I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!"

-- Harry S. Truman, President of the United States.
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Vice President Al Gore

Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. The Nobel Committee cited Gore and the group for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Al Gore served as vice president from 1993 to 2001.
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Jonathan Alter

“The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing politics”

-- Jonathan Alter, Newsweek.
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The Green Collar Economy

Noted environmental advocate Van Jones proposes a “Green New Deal” for America’s future in his book The Green Collar Economy. Americans can transform from a pollution-based “gray” economy to a healthy new green economy through a broad coalition of ordinary people, business, labor, and environmentalists. The benefits will cut energy prices and drive a new economy.
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Gloria Steinem

"Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father."

-- Gloria Steinem, American journalist and political activist.
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