I think that some of the greatest muckrakers and some of the greatest investigative journalists of all time … - Pete Earley

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it is immoral for powerless people to accept this powerlessness. They may not succeed in getting power but they can fight for it, and if enough fight for it, it makes it very difficult for the people with the big sticks.

Pete Earley

I think that some of the greatest muckrakers and some of the greatest investigative journalists of all time had strong feelings about civil rights. There is a role for the journalist-advocate. And as long as you play your cards on the table, I think thats a role that we should allow.

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People with mental illnesses are dying on our streets. More than 350,000 are in jails and prisons. Most are people whose only real crime is they got sick.

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There was however, a group of 507 individuals who were permanent street dwellers [in Miami. ] These 507 were not indigent, down-on-their-luck families. They were single people and every one of them was mentally ill.

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Having been a journalist for thirty-nine years, I've developed a pretty thick skin.

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Mental illnesses are so frightening and there's so much ignorance about them that I think it comforts people to think, 'Oh, well, it happens to these people because they deserve it. '

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The actor playing Lee got really irritated. He tried to escape by turning, running, or twisting and talking or yelling above the voice of the illness, but the illness didn't sit quietly.

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