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The corporate right and the political right declared class warfare on working people a quarter of a century ago and they’ve won.

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For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington.
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First Firsts Monopoly Time
When ideology and theology couple, their offspring are not always bad but they are always blind.
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Blind Couple Theology
There are honest journalists like there are honest politicians – they stay bought.
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Honest Journalist Politician
Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been. Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.
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Creativity Scientist
Theology asserts propositions that cannot be proven true; ideologues hold stoutly to a worldview despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality.
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Couple Reality Religion
If the watchdog doesn’t bark, how do you know there’s a burglar in the basement? And the press is supposed to be a watchdog.
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Bark Basements Supposed
Television is a medium. It is neither rare nor well done.
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Done Fun Television
When I was growing up, I never heard anyone pray, “Give me this day my daily bread.” It was always, “Give us this day our daily bread.” That stuck. We’re all in this together.
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Giving Grow Up Together
In fact, so much of life, as you know, is serendipitous. That’s why you better be prepared at any time for anything, because it may happen to you.
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Facts May Prepared
Unless you’re willing to fight and refight the same battles until you go blue in the face, drive the people you work with nuts going over every detail to make certain you’ve got it right, and then take hit after unfair hit accusing you of bias, there’s no use even trying.
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Blue Fighting Nuts
The fault line in American history is now a dividing line in the election and it’s changing the conversation.
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Country Election Fault History
Democracy only works when we claim it as our own.
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Allow Claims Democracy People
What’s right and good doesn’t come naturally. You have to stand up and fight for it – as if the cause depends on you, because it does.
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Causes Doe Fighting
People who don’t believe in government are likely to defy our government.
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Believe Government People
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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Citizen Ordinary Struggle
Journalism’s been a continuing course in adult education for me.
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Adults Continuing Journalism

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