Raise Hell / All Governments Lie

October 10, 2019 00:04:52
Raise Hell / All Governments Lie
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Raise Hell / All Governments Lie

Oct 10 2019 | 00:04:52

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Show Notes

Two documentaries about independent journalism: the first chronicles the life and career of the maverick opinion columnist Molly Ivins; the second celebrates a variety of reporters working outside the mainstream, all of whom have been inspired by the legendary investigative journalist I.F. Stone. Molly Ivins was a Texas journalist who gained fame for writing a popular syndicated opinion column in the 90s and early 2000s. Her acerbic wit took aim at powerful politicians, which made her many enemies but even more fans. Her death from cancer at age 62, in 2007, inspired widespread mourning among progressives and independent thinkers. Now…

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