We see more and more of our Presidents and know less and less about what they do.
BILL MOYERSThe struggle of ordinary people for a decent living, for security, is as old as the republic, but it’s taken on a new and urgent edge. Instead of shared prosperity our political system has now produced a winner-take-all economy.
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The quality of democracy and the quality of journalism are deeply entwined.
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I can tell you that the job of trying to tell the truth about people whose job it is to hide the truth is about as complicated and difficult as trying to hide it in the first place.
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Yet 91 percent think it’s “not likely” that its influence will be lessened. Think about that: People know what’s right to do yet don’t think it can or will be done.
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News is what people want to keep hidden and everything else is publicity.
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The most encouraging sign is that 71 percent of the public believe the system is profoundly corrupted by the power of money. Ninety-six percent of the people believe it’s “important” that we reduce the influence of money.
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I’ll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one
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Charity provides crumbs from the table; justice offers a place at the table.
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You can’t have a people’s democracy as long as corporations are considered people.
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Our great progressive struggles have been waged to make sure ordinary citizens, and not just the rich and privileged, share in the benefits of a free society.
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Big money and big business, corporations and commerce, are again the undisputed overlords of politics and government.
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An unconscious people, an indoctrinated people, a people fed only partisan information and opinion that confirm their own bias.
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Plutocracy too long tolerated leaves democracy on the auction block, subject to the highest bidder.
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As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I’ve thought everyone is a teacher.
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I really believe that coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.
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Standing up to your government can mean standing up for your country.
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