Our Great Progressive Struggles Have Been Waged

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.

In Those Days [1955], Affirmative Action Was For Whites Only. I Might Still Be Working For The Grocery Store In The Small Texas Town Where I Grew Up Were It Not For Affirmative Action For Southern White Boys.

Watching The Debate This Afternoon It Was Apparent They Loved Term Limits In The House - As Brutus Loved Caesar.

There Is No More Important Struggle For American Democracy Than Ensuring A Diverse, Independent And Free Media. Free Press Is At The Heart Of That Struggle.

A Free Press Is One Where It's Okay To State The Conclusion You're Led To By The Evidence. One Reason I'm In Hot Water Is Because My Colleagues And I At Now Didn't Play By The Conventional Rules Of Beltway Journalism. Those Rules Divide The World Into Democrats And Republicans, Liberals And Conservatives, And Allow Journalists To Pretend They Have Done Their Job If Instead Of Reporting The Truth Behind The News, They Merely Give Each Side An Opportunity To Spin The News.